A major fire gutted a plywood factory at the Industrial Growth Centre at Pallipuram, near Cherthala, in the early hours of Wednesday.
Though some 50 workers were at the factory when the blaze started, no casualty was reported in connection with the incident.
According to the officials with the Fire and Rescue Services station, Cherthala, the fire was spotted at around 2.30 a.m. at Safe Panel Plywood company. Soon after the fire broke out, Fire and Rescue Services personnel and 18 fire tenders from Alappuzha and neighbouring districts were pressed into action.
