Three two-wheelers were gutted in fire after heap of garbage caught fire at Old Categorised market in the afternoon on Wednesday. The fire which broke out due to sparks of gas cutter soon engulfed the garbage and later spread to the two wheelers which were damaged completely in the fire. The fire which broke out around noon was pacified within an hour’s time by the locals and police. The fire tender vehicle failed to reach on time and before they could reach the fire was controlled. Two fire tender vehicles were rushed to the spot and pacified the fire. The fire was controlled before it could damage the nearby shops and godowns. Taking precautionary action the nearby shops and godowns were evacuated. The area is completely occupied by the commercial establishments and hug heaps of garbage could be witnessed in the whole area. The fire incident is the result of dumping of garbage along roads across the area. Fortunately in the fire incident no was injured and no casualty was reported. Apart from the damaged two wheelers no other loss of property was reported.
The traders in the area are engaged in dismantling of vehicles and scrap materials which lead to huge amount of discarded materials in the area. Police were not aware of the damaged vehicles but told that the garbage caught fire and was later pacified with the help of the traders and shopkeepers. The reason of the fire remained unknown to the police and it would be investigated said police.