20230226 Surat: Fire in multi-storey building creates panic among residents20230226
India Feb 26 2023 “Apartment houses” “Building”
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Surat: Fire in multi-storey building creates panic among residents
Updated: 2023-02-26
SURAT: Panic gripped residents of a ten-storey residential building in Althan area on Friday night after fire broke out on the second floor of the building.
Personnel from five fire stations swung into action and 15 fire tenders and 35 fire fighters were pressed into service. They controlled the fire and rescued the residents. No casualties were reported.
The fire started on the second floor and it spread to the third floor. Because of smoke on the stairs, there was panic among the residents.
The Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES) received a call around 10pm that there was a fire in Keshav Heights in Althan. “When our team reached the spot, the fire had already spread to the third floor. The team managed to control the fire and prevented it from spreading further,’’ said an officer of SFES.
The fire started in a flat that was closed and the family had gone to attended a marriage function. The fire reached up to the third floor from the window. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
Because of smoke in the apartment, there was panic among residents. “We first took the residents to the terrace of the building. Two senior citizens were lifted and brought to the ground floor amid the smoke on the staircases,’’ said the officer.
A total of 35 people were taken to the terrace and were brought down after the smoke dissipated. “Since the house was locked, it was not clear how the fire had started,” said the officer.
Web Source: The Times of India