80 Workers Rescued After Massive Fire Breaks Out In Sugar Mill [Watch]

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Ahmednagar: Around 80 workers, trapped inside a sugar mill which caught fire in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, were rescued late on Saturday evening.

Eight of the evacuated workers had to be rushed to a nearby hospital with severe burn injuries, reported Timesnownews.com.

Watch a video clip of the raging fire shared by a Twitter user:

The extent of damage to property is not yet known.

Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to bring the fire under control.

According to local people, a distillery unit of Gangamai Sugar Mill in Ahmednagar’s Shevgaon area was rocked by a blast, triggering a massive fire.