Ambala: A massive fire broke out in the boiler of an ethanol factory here on Thursday and when the fire was extinguished and the area was cleaned, the charred body of a middle-aged man was found. Police gave this information.

Police had earlier said that no one was injured in the incident.

Karambir Singh, in-charge of Patvi (Narayangarh) police post, said that the fire was completely brought under control in the afternoon and when the area around the boiler was cleaned, the body of a middle-aged man was found lying there. Got badly burnt.

"The body has not been identified yet. The body has been sent to Narayannagar Civil Hospital for post-mortem," he said.

Ambala Cantt fire station fire officer, Pramod Kumar, said more than 10 FIR tenders from Ambala Cantt, Ambala city, Narayangarh and Barwala in Panchkula were called to tackle the fire at the factory, which broke out at Jatbar near Narayangarh in this district. Located in the village. ,

Kumar said that information about the fire was received in the morning.

Officials said the ethanol boilers contained 2.5 lakh liters of oil and thick smoke spread over the area after the incident.

He said that the cause of the fire is not yet known.

Officials said that the matter will be investigated and the fire extinguishing arrangements of the factory will also be examined.