43 huts gutted in fire

Chandigarh, Apr 7 (UNI) Atleast 43 huts were gutted in a fire that broke out at Labour Colony on Jail Road here this afternoon, fire officials said.

Mangal Chand, Sub-Fire Officer said that three fire tenders were pressed into service and took almost three hours to douse the fire.

He said that loss of property and cause of the fire could not be ascertained.

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