20150521 India Fire breaks out at bank in Valsad
India May 21 2015 “Other”
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Fire breaks out at bank in Valsad
Updated: 2015-05-22-11:43
A major fire engulfed the ground and first floor of Axis Bank branch on Halar Road in Valsad town in the early morning hours on Thursday. There were no casualties in the incident. Bundles of bill books, bank receipts, cheque books and other stationery, besides computers and electronic items were gutted.
The fire tenders from Valsad town rushed to the spot and took over two hours to douse the fire.
Sources said that the fire erupted around 6 am. The security personnel deployed at the bank saw fumes coming out of the first floor and immediately informed the Valsad fire control.
Freddy Ichhaporia, fire officer of Valsad said, “The fire could have been caused due to short circuit. The fire spread from the store room on the first floor. It destroyed bank documents in the store room including cheque books, banks receipts and other documents.”
Web Source: The times of India
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