It took more than 12 hours for the fire brigade to pacify massive fire that broke in the wee hours on Monday at New Categorised Market area gutted goods worth crores of rupees.
The fire broke out at around 3 am which spread rapidly in the area and around 30 fire tender vehicles which the spot by early morning hours failed to pacify the fire and later 5 more fire tender vehicles were rushed to the spot.
The massive fire spread to the adjacent godowns and more than a dozen godowns, manufacturing units and shops were damaged in the fire. Police said that no one was harmed in the incident as the residents of the area were evacuated.
The fire broke out at around 4 am and was pacified at around 1 pm said the in-charge of fire brigade Sajid Khan. It took around 8 hours claimed the fire brigade officials but the residents claimed that the fire broke out at between 2-3 am and even after the fire brigade was informed they reached the spot after one hour during which the fire spread and took massive form.
The building collapsed completely and the goods were gutted in fire. The furniture, electronic and electrical goods were damaged completely. It was a massive fire as the nearby building caught fire due to the flames erupting from the building, he added. After the fire spread fearing the fire could engulf the nearby areas residents were evacuated and several left the area on their own.