A massive fire broke out at a wooden warehouse on Thursday morning near Bharat Talkies trisection, stocks of wood and furniture were kept in godown which were worth lakhs of rupees were damaged in fire.
The fire could be controlled in one and a half hours. The fire has caused loss of lakhs of rupees. The reason for the fire has not been revealed at the moment. There are many wooden godowns near Bharat Talkies intersection. The fire started at around 6.30 am.
As soon as the information was received, fire engines from Pul Bogda, Fatehgarh, Kabardkhana, Mata Mandir fire station reached the spot. The fire was also brought under control by tankers filled with water.
Firefighters Farooq Ahmed, Nawab Khan, driver Naeem Qureshi of Old Categorised Fire Station said that the fire was reported at 6.55 am. After reaching the spot, it was brought under control. The fire could be extinguished after around 8.30 am.
Fire brigade driver Naeem said that the fire was very severe. There were difficulties in extinguishing it. The flames rose very high.
The fire in the wooden godown could be brought under control in one and a half hours. The cause of the fire was not revealed. The reason for the fire has not been revealed at the moment.
Police and fire tender officials said that the circumstantial evidence suggest fire broke out due to a short circuit. In the incident no casualty has been reported and no one was injured in the incident.