20160509 India Fire in warehouse at Mandsaur
India May 08 2016 “Warehouses”
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Fire in warehouse at Mandsaur
Updated: 2016-05-09-07:57
A fire broke out at a tyre warehouse in Krishi Mandi area of Mandsaur early morning Sunday destroying assets worth lakhs. The fire continued till 9:00 am before it could be controlled. The blaze was triggered at 3:50 am in a warehouse on the main road after a short circuit in the wirings on Saturday night.
Fire fighters rushed to the spot soon after the fire broke out but were not able to control the flames, claimed locals. Several fire-fighters were engaged in bringing the fire under control for a long time. Initially two fire tenders were rushed to the site. After battling with fire for more than 30 minutes, additional two fire tenders were called in. “The fire was huge and it could not be controlled till four hours. It took over 10 tankers and several litres of foam of to douse the flames. The fire continued till 9:00 am and gutted the entire warehouse. The high flames could be seen from over a kilometre,” said a constable in the fire department.
Smoke continued to billow till early morning on Sunday and a spare fire tender was kept ready for any untoward incident. The owners of the warehouse were also present on spot and claimed that their combined loss was estimated to be worth lakhs. No casualty was reported but owners have suffered losses, said police.
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