Goods worth around Rs 1 crore gutted in the fire that broke out in the Gwalior Trade fair on Sunday night. A shopkeeper sustained serious burn injuries in the incident. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained.
According to police, at around 2 am, 6 chatris shops were suddenly engulfed in fire. Fire zone has covered the one dozen shops. Eight Fire brigades reached there and enveloped the area putting water to stop the fire and after two hours of hectic efforts, they got the control over fire.
It is told that the cause of fire is due to the explosion of lPG cylinder. Fire brigade has recovered one mini gas cylinder and one domestic gas cylinder.
The electric power supply was cut down due to the fire and whole area was turned in to darkness. Due to disruption of power whole race course area was under black out.
Central Steel and Mining Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Woman and Child Development Minister Maya Singh reached to the spot and consoled the shopkeepers.
They instructed the officers concerned to release the insurance amount along with furtherance amount. Also they instructed to repair the shops immediately.
Gwalior Commissioner and Gwalior Trade Fair President KK Khare has considered this incident as the important one and decided to help the shopkeepers with insurance amount of Rs 8 lakh immediately, against rules and regulations.
Shopkeepers are shocked with this incident as they have managed to invest their capital for the shops and on the contrary to generate profit this incident has shattered them. Also it is noticed that the goods were disclosed more than the Insurance amount.