Fire breaks out at South India Paper Mills near Mysuru

NT Correspondent

Mysuru: Lakhs of rupees newspaper bundles and other raw materials were destroyed when a fire broke out in a godown in South India Paper Mills Limited, located in Thandavapura Industrial Area in Nanjangud taluk in the wee hours of Saturday.

The fire which broke out in godown later spread to other divisions of the plant. The fire was controlled within the time by the arrival of six fire tenders without causing damage to the plant.

There is no loss or injury to human life. The management of the plant has filed a complaint with Nanjangud Rural Police Station that fire broke out due to the short circuit.

A case relating to this has been registered at Nanjangud Rural Police Station and investigation is underway.