20160425 India Dry grass catches fire on Pashan plot
India Apr 24 2016 “Other”
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Dry grass catches fire on Pashan plot
Updated: 2016-04-25-00:55
An open plot with dried grass in the NCL, Pashan premises caught fire on Saturday afternoon and spread quickly towards Abhimanshree society.
The city fire brigade was intimated about the fire at 3pm. Seven fire tenders rushed to the spot immediately. Fire officer Shivaji Memane told TOI that the fire spread over an area of about 25 acres.
“It spread quickly because of the continuous breeze. Within an hour, it reached Abhimanshree society, gutted three coconut trees and a tree fell down on the roof of a bungalow. The bungalow owners had stored furniture and there was grass on the roof. The fire also spread on the roofs of two neighbouring bungalows,” Memane said.
The fire brigade officers managed to save cars that were parked near the ground. “It took three hours to control the fire,” Memane said, adding that the cause of the fire was not known.
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