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Property worth crores gutted in fire at Agra factory

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Agra : A major fire broke out at a shoe factory in Agra in the wee hours of Tuesday destroying property worth twenty-five crore rupees. However, no one was injured as labourers were not present in the factory.

According to sources, the fire broke out at 2:40 am and could be controlled only after six hours by the fire department.

The source of fire has not been located, however, short circuit is believed to have caused the fire breakout in the factory.

The fire could have turned into a major tragedy had it reached a nearby matchbox factory.

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