Building collapses few hours after fire, 10 feared trapped

Ludhiana, Nov 20: A four-storey structure collapsed on Monday afternoon after a fire broke out in a plastic manufacturing factory in the building in industrial area near Suffian Chowk in this Punjab district. 

Sources said the fire was reported at 0800 hrs in Amarson Polymers. At least 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Police said the building collapsed after few hours of dousing fire due to heat of burning plastic. According to police,10-15 people, including five workers of the fire department, are said to be trapped. The cause of the fire was short circuit, the sources added. UNI