202205025 Liquor worth lakhs destroyed in fire
India May 25 2022 “Building” “Stores”
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Liquor worth lakhs destroyed in fire
Updated: 2022-05-25
Indore: A liquor outlet in Bijalpur area caught fire during wee hours on Tuesday destroying liquor stock worth several lakhs of rupees.
Fire department officials said that the fire broke out at Sadguru Wine Shop near Bijalpur square. Locals found smoke emanating from the shop at around 5am and raised an alarm. A team from fire department reached the spot and started to douse the blaze. Two fire tenders were pressed into service and the fire was brought under control in around two hours. The whole stock of liquor kept in the shop was gutted. Officials suspected electrical short-circuit might have caused the fire.
“The outlet belonged to two persons, — Shamsher Singh Jaspal and Siddharth Jaiswal. Goods worth lakhs of rupees were damaged. No one was injured in the incident,” SP (fire) RS Nigwal said. tnn
Web Source: The Times of India