Except one incident of fire, Diwali festival in Dehradun was celebrated peacefully. Fire broke out in a general store at Azabpur Kala, Nehru Colony on Wednesday night. Properties worth around `3 lakh were burnt. Two fire tenders were deployed at the incident site and the fire was extinguished after about half an hour of efforts by the firemen,
Dehradun Fire Station officer Shiv Prasad Mamgai said on Friday that the fire might have broken out due to an electrical short circuit.
He further said that the fire service had been informed about the blaze in a shop in the Azabpur on Wednesday. Two fire tenders were sent and fire was controlled within a half hour of the incident. The quantum of the damage caused by the fire is around `3 lakh, he added.
Meanwhile, in view of Diwali festival, Dehradun police had deployed as many as 10 fire tenders at important places in the State capital to stop fire accidents.
Mamgai said that we had issued advisory to the people with the celebration and the festive mood being in the air. A little bit care and precaution can prevent fire accidents and make your Diwali jolly.
Teams of fire tenders were deployed at Saharanpur Chowk, Premnagar, Clock Tower, Kotwali, Dilaran, Dharampur, Raipur and Doiwala to prevent fire incidents in the State capital. Fire- fighting motorcycles and three fire- tenders were kept ready at the fire station Dehradun. Three fire calls were reported for the past three days. One incident was reported from Kohli Nursing Home on Haridwar Road where a gas cylinder had exploded. Another incident was reported in Dharampur. locals put out the fire well before the fire tender reached. No loss of property or casualty in the above two incidents of fire was reported, he added.
Mamgai said that the fire station officials were deployed at the sites where the holders of the license for selling crackers issued by the department were doing trade to see whether they are following the fire safety norms or not. He expressed satisfaction over peaceful celebration of Diwali festival in the district.