Fire breaks out in illegal chowmein factory; child labourers rescued

IN CASE NO NOC WAS SOUGHT FROM THE RELEVANT GOVT DEPARTMENTS, STRICT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST THE FACTORY OWNER

- HT Correspondent

PRAYAGRAJ: A fire broke out in an illegally-run chow mein factory in Myohara village under Kada Dham police station area in Kaushambi on Monday morning. The labourers working inside became trapped, as the factory had been locked from the outside. Three child labourers were rescued by breaking the window of the illegal factory.

As per reports, Hemant Kesarwani, a resident of Myohara village under Kada Dham police station area had opened an illegal chow mein factory in the village. He had neither taken the mandatory NOC from the food department nor from the fire department to run the factory.