Godown of cooking oil was gutted in fire after a massive fire broke out in the early morning house at Azad Market area in the morning on Tuesday; owner had claimed a loss of over Rs 1.5 crores.
The godown of Shankar Soya Oil was gutted in fire due to short circuit borne fire in the morning at around 8 am. The locals found electricity meter burning in flames and immediately informed fire brigade which took around three hours to pacify the fire.
Soon after the fire brigade reached the spot and informed MPSEB as the electricity meter caught fire and after which power supply of the area was disconnected and rescue work was started. The fire spread in the godown by the time fire tender vehicles managed to reach the spot.
The Mangalwara police were also informed and to control the situation team was rushed to the spot. Panic prevailed in the area after the fire broke out. The fire took massive shape after the cooking oil stored in the godown caught fire.
At the spot around 12 fire tender vehicles were pressed into service which took controlled and pacify the fire completely. The fire was controlled before it could damage the nearby shops and godowns. The area is a busy and dense market place having number of shops and by controlling fire early major accident has been averted. In the fire no one was injured and no casualty was reported, said police.