Goods worth Rs 3 crore were gutted in a short circuit borne fire which broke out at a godown of Ondoor online grocery website in Bharat Nagar area at JK Road in the early morning hours.
Panic prevailed among the residents of the area after explosions were heard one after another at a godown filled with grocery.
Afraid of the explosions locals informed police and fire brigade. On the receipt of the information fire tender vehicles were rushed to the spot and started pacifying fire.
More than a dozen fire tender vehicles were pressed into service and it took more than six hours to pacify the fire.
The fire which broke out at around 5.30 in the morning was controlled and pacified at around 11 am.
Fire- in- charge official Ashar Ali said that the godown was filled with grocery goods and huge quantity of different oils was also present which helped in spreading the fire and it took a massive shape.
The GM of Ondoor Company Rajesh Subhramanyam claimed that loss of around Rs 3 crore has been found and more details would be searched regarding the losses.
The products were packed in plastic containers and bags which further increased the fire.
The residents of the adjacent areas reported problems due to suffocation and were evacuated.
It was the main godown of the company and goods were transported to retails stores situated in the city.
The auto rickshaw parked inside the premises were also gutted in fire.
Employees of the ondoor company tried to pacify the fire but the fire extinguishers were not enough to contain the massive fire.
The employees of the store closed the godown around 10 pm and later found that fire broke out at 5.30 am.