Major fire at Madras Export Processing Zone

A major fire broke out at a cosmetics manufacturing unit inside the Madras Export Processing Zone here on Friday. It broke out at one of the units of Suntara Cosmetics India around 12.30 a.m. and continued to rage even after 6 p.m. While no one was injured, finished goods and raw materials worth several lakhs of rupees were destroyed, said representatives of the company.
The fire broke out in the eyeliners and lipliners unit. The company has another unit in the MEPZ where perfumes are manufactured.