20230524 6 vehicles gutted in housing society parking lot blaze
India May 24 2023 “Automobile & Railway”
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6 vehicles gutted in housing society parking lot blaze
Updated: 2023-05-24
NAGPUR: Six vehicles, including two four-wheelers, were gutted in a mysterious fire that broke out in parking lot of Suyog NIT Society, in Trimurti Nagar at 3am on Tuesday.
Fire personnel from Trimurti Nagar and Narendra Nagar stations extinguished the flames by around 3.45am. By then six vehicles were gutted, said fire officials.
Preliminary inspection suggests that the fire started due to short-circuit in a parked vehicle, said officials. It then quickly spread engulfing other vehicles including three vehicles (a hatchback and two 2-wheelers) owned by one Sudhir Wase, a four-wheeler belonging to one Manoj Dhote and two motorcycles of Vishal Meshram and Sudhir Sawarkar.
“We received the call at around 3.25am and soon one fire tender each from Trimurti Nagar and Narendra Nagar stations were pressed into service,” fire officials said.
The housing society has several wings, each having its own parking space. The part of the building where the fire incident occurred is at a corner. Although the cause of the fire is believed to be short-circuit, residents expressed suspicion about foul play.
Dhote, whose car was damaged in the fire, said we have checked all CCTV cameras installed in the society. But we failed to notice any suspicious movement, he said. However, the footage shows that the fire started from a parked four-wheeler.
Although the building is manned by security guards, many residential units along the London Street side of the building are vacant and the area is known for anti-social activities at night.
Residents have filed an FIR with Pratap Nagar police.
Web Source: The Times of India