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Pune: A major fire gutted one of the three laboratories at a biotech company in Theur, about 28km from here, on Friday.“It took over six hours to douse the blaze. About 40 firemen from the Pune fire brigade, seven fire tenders and water tankers were pressed into service for fire-fighting. “As many as seven fire tenders and tankers from the Pune fire brigade reached the spot and began dousing the fire. “The company has three laboratories where technicians work in three shifts. “We had deployed two fire tenders at the spot,” he added.Ganesh Pinguwale, sub-inspector of the Lonikand police, said the company, Rise n’ Shine Biotech Private Ltd, deals in biotechnology, floriculture and horticulture..