HETAUDA:  A fire broke out at Shivam Cement Factory in Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City-16 on Saturday morning.

The fire started at the coal chamber of the industry due to short circuit, informed DSP Indra Bahadur Rana of District Police Office, Makwanpur.

However, no casualties took place in the incident, said Rana. Police with the help of locals and the staffers at the industry contained the fire.

A fire engine of Hetauda Sub Metropolis was also used to douse the fire.