Gunny bags and machines worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in fire which broke out at a godown at Karond grain market in the morning on Sunday. Plastic sacks were stored in the godown that lead to massive fire.
SHO of Nishatpura police Rajeev Jangle said that in the initial investigation, it was found that the possible reason of the fire was short circuit in the godown and it would be confirmed later as the
MPSEB department has been told to provide the report which could help in finding the reason.
In the fire, no casualty was reported and no one was injured. The nearby shops were not affected in the fire. The shop is owned by Suresh, he added.
Machines used to for processing the grains were damaged. The total loss in the fire could be ascertained. The fire broke out in shop no 8 which was used as godown and which caught fire.
Fire broke out at around 9 am and the fire tenders took around three hours to pacify the fire completely. After receiving the information around half a dozen fire tenders and more than a dozen fire tenders rushed to pacify the fire.
After witnessing smoke coming out from the godown, locals informed the police and fire brigade after which fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Police said factory is not managed properly and the electrical wire systems are not in place which could lead to short circuit which might had caused the fire.