Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at oil factory unit in Akola

A fire broke out at an oil factory unit in Maharashtra's Akola district on Tuesday night, gutting the entire premises, a fire official said on Wednesday.

No casualty was reported in the incident, he said.

The blaze erupted in the private unit located in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area here around 8 pm on Tuesday, the official said.

Firefighters rushed to the spot and managed to douse the flames after about an hour, he said. A probe was underway to ascertain the cause of the fire, an official at MIDC police station said.