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Car short circuit leads to Sadar Bazar fire
Updated: 2012-06-16-05:54
NEW DELHI: A major fire broke out at two paint shops in Sabzi Mandi Ghanta Ghar in Sadar Bazar on Friday evening after a car parked outside the shops caught fire.
A short circuit in the car is beleived to be the cause of the blaze. Police said that thirty three fire tenders were dispatched to the spot after they received a call at around 6:37pm. No casualties have been reported yet, and the fire department controlled the fire within hours.
“The fire could have easily spread but the fire department officials controlled it taking almost three hours to contain it. The employees immediately evacuated the shops and called the fire officials,” said a Delhi Fire Services Department official.
“The area was immediately evacuated and the fire drills helped in doing so. The exact reason for the fire is yet to be traced but till now we are zeroing on short circuiting in the car,” said the official.
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Web Source: The Times of India
Date: 16 June, 2012
Country: India