Goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in fire after a major fire broke out at scrap papers godown at Categorized Market in the afternoon on Wednesday.
Panic prevailed in the area after fire broke out at godown having plastic sacks and cardboards which were gutted in fire. Soon after the fire broke out fire tenders were rushed to the spot and started pacifying the fire. It took around 5 hours for fire tender vehicles to pacify the fire. Police said that the godown is owned by Vineet Ajmera who had claimed that the loss is around Rs 3 lakh. The fire officer Rafi Uddin said that the fire broke out after the sparks flew off the garbage outside the godown, garbage was set on fire. The godown was not having electricity due to which there was no possibility of short circuit.
In the process of pacifying the fire 15-20 fire tender vehicles and more than two dozen fire tenders were deployed to pacify the fire.Meanwhile, two shanties were gutted in fire at Ganga Nagar area at Shaymla Hills in the afternoon on Wednesday. The fire broke out at around 10.30 am at Ganga Nagar shanties. The reason behind the fire remained unknown and would be investigated said police. In the fire no casualty or injury was reported as at the time of the incident the residents escaped the shanties. The fire was pacified within half an hour after two fire tender vehicles were rushed to the spot and pacified the fire.