Timber worth lakhs of rupees caught fire after a massive fire broke out at Barah Mahal late in the afternoon on Tuesday; wood material at the three storey structure caught fire along with doors and windows.
Filled with timber was gutted in fire which was possibly due to short circuit borne fire at around 5 in the evening at Nawab Manzil Barah Mahal . Locals informed fire brigade and owner of the timber regarding the fire.
Panic prevailed in the area after the fire broke out and the locals tried to pacify the fire by their own but failed in their attempt. later, the fire brigade was informed and subsequently fire tenders put out the fire.
The fire which broke out at 5 was pacified after hard efforts of dozen fire tenders and more than two dozen fire tender vehicles. The fire was controlled before it could damage the adjacent areas which were evacuated by the fire brigade.
Fire brigade claimed that no one was injured in the fire and no casualty was reported but the owner incurred massive loss as most of the wooden material gutted in fire.
It took hours to totally pacify the fire which damaged goods worth lakhs of rupees and which was estimated loss in the fire. Police told that the reason of the fire remained unknown and would be investigated.