20210623 Mumbai: 5 cops douse fire in chawl, to be rewarded
India Jun 23 2021 “Other”
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Mumbai: 5 cops douse fire in chawl, to be rewarded
Updated: 2021-06-23
Mumbai: A team of five policemen will be rewarded by the department for putting out a fire that had broken out in a chawl tucked away in the end of a narrow alley on Tuesday. The group chose to not wait for the fire brigade as there was a fear of the fire spreading.
The incident was reported at Janta Nagar in Poisar, Kandivali East. A police team was involved in a demolition drive with the BMC closeby. They were informed of the fire and some of them rushed to Janta Nagar. “They first moved away gas cylinders from adjacent homes to prevent any explosion. Some of the cops climbed on to a roof of one of the chawls and aimed fire extinguishers at the blaze,” said senior inspector Anandrao Hake Samta Nagar police station. The cops suffered minor burns. Several lives were saved.
“We will reward them appropriately,” said regional additional commissioner Dilip Sawant.
Web Source: The Times of India