Panic button was pressed when suddenly a car in the workshop of Volkswagen showroom at Raipura Chowk under the limits of DD Nagar area caught fire on Saturday evening. Reason of fire is yet to be known, fire brigade officials said.
According to the police the incident happened around 6 pm. “A car parked in the workshop of the showroom suddenly caught fire. Cars parked around the burning car were removed and the fire brigade was informed,” a showroom employee told The Pioneer. Soon the fire tenders reached at the spot and the fire was doused.
Police further said that car was not a brand new and had reached showroom for servicing. By the time fire could be doused the all what remained in the car was the metal body, everything else was reduced to ashes, police said. Meanwhile DD Nagar police has taken the cognizance of the case.