121116 Overhead cable fire near petrol pump
India Nov 16 2012 “Other”
Dead : dead more than 10 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Overhead cable fire near petrol pump
The writer has posted comments on this articleBy Sanjay YadavSanjay Yadav, TNN | Nov 18, 2012, 03.29 AM IST
GURGAON: An overhead insulated electric cable, usually claimed by discom officials to be ‘tamper-proof’, caught fire close to a petrol pump on Friday evening but prompt action by police averted untoward incidents.
Police halted traffic movement on NH-8 near Manesar police station. They also called up the fire brigade, which brought the blaze under control.
According to eyewitnesses, an employee of Maitri Motors petrol pump noticed a spark in an overhead insulated power cable in front of the petrol pump. He quickly alerted the staff of the petrol pump and informed the police and fire station.
Cops of Manesar police station reached the spot immediately and stopped the traffic movement from Manesar to Gurgaon on NH-8. This in turn led to a traffic jam on NH-8.
Within minutes firefighters reached the spot and brought the blaze under control. “This is not the first such fire incident in the city. There were two similar and major incidents in recent times but the electricity department doesn’t seem to care,” an eyewitness said.
The passerby added that the department was not even able to avert the theft of electricity.
Meanwhile a police officer said it was a close call. “We want the electricity department to do its bit on the safety front. Our police team managed to control the traffic movement and a possibly huge accident was averted given the fact that the petrol pump was so near the burning cable,” the officer said. No electricity department official was available for comment on the incident.
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Web Source: The Times of India
Date: 18 November, 2012
Country: India