20211009 Ahmedabad: Fire breaks out from AC unit in Satellite flat
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Ahmedabad: Fire breaks out from AC unit in Satellite flat
Updated: 2021-10-09
AHMEDABAD: A fire broke out in the home of a clothes showroom owner on the 11th floor of Block A of Shaligram Apartments in Satellite on Friday afternoon. No one was hurt in the incident.
According to officers of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES), the incident took place at around 3pm on Friday in one Jigar Khambholja’s house. Inlineimage
“The fire broke out in the indoor AC unit and in couple of minutes spread to other items in the house, which got filled with smoke,” said an AFES officer.
The officer said that Jigar’s wife, Roopal Khambholja and their daughter Khushi were in the house when the incident occurred. They rushed out and raised the alarm.
The fire was doused with a fire extinguisher installed and an AFES team of 30 personnel and two fire tenders reached the spot, said the officer.Jigar’s mother, Uma Khmabholja, who lives on another floor in the same building, said that the fire started a little while after Roopal switched on the AC.
Residents of the Block A came out and stayed outside for some time when the firefighting was under way. Residents of the apartments then began reconsidering whether to hold the scheduled garba event, which was to be held in the garden area.
Web Source: The Times of India