Fire erupted in a paper mill (Whale Stationery Products limited) in Mohabewala, Transport Nagar, ISBT, Dehradun on Monday, triggering panic among the employees and local residents. However, the flame was put out after four fire tenders that were rushed to the spot struggled with it for nearly three hours.
There was no casualty, though mill papers and its machines worth lakhs are learnt to have been reduced to ashes in the blaze.
Dehradun Fire Station officer Shiv Prasad Mamgai on Monday said that swift action on their part had stopped the flames from spreading further. Four fire tenders were deployed at the incident site, he added.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Preliminary inquiry, has, however, revealed that short circuit had caused the fire.
Mamgai said that his office had been informed about the fire at 2.09 pm on Monday. Soon, two fire tenders were sent to the incident site.
later, two additional fire tenders were also sent in about half an hour. Initially, firemen faced difficulties as the entire area was filled with smoke. A total of four fire tenders were pressed into use to bring the flame under control at the earliest.
“The fire in paper mill destroyed papers worth lakhs of rupees. The damage is yet to be estimated though. We controlled the flames before it took a more grim turn,” he added. The paper mill owner was yet to submit details of the loss till the time the report was filed.