Kolkata (PTI): A fire broke out at a leather factory, where huge quantities of plastic and inflamable materials were stocked, in east Kolkata on Wednesday morning.

At least 20 fire tenders were battling the blaze at the leather factory at Radhanath Chowdhury Road in Tangra, which was spreading rapidly because of the inflamable substances, fire brigade sources said.

"We are trying to contain the fire so that it doesn't spread to factories and houses near by. There is also scarcity of water and we have depend only on our own supplies," said a fire officer.

"The main problem with these factories are that they don't have any fire fighting facilities," he said.

There as no casualty.

This was the ninth fire incident since January at Tangra, a congested area housing numerous leather factories.