20160805 India Fire breaks out in nine-storey commercial complex, 125 rescued
India Aug 05 2016 “Complex bldg.”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
Fire breaks out in nine-storey commercial complex, 125 rescued
Updated: 2016-08-05-09:30
Nearly 125 people were rescued after fire broke out in the nine-storeyed commercial complex near Akshar Chowk on Thursday afternoon.
Smoke started billowing from the Signet commercial complex, spreading panic among the occupants as well as near-by areas. A wire duct located between the second and third floor of the complex caught fire, probably due to short circuit, leading to power cut on several floors of the complex. Hundreds of people working in several offices of the complex were present inside when the smoke began spreading to the floors.
While people on the top floor rushed to the terrace to escape suffocation, those below got stuck in their offices and shops.
A girl identified as Belseva jumped from the third floor of the building to escape the smoke that engulfed the lobby of the complex. She suffered fracture on her arm and head injuries and was rushed to a private hospital nearby.
In-charge chief fire officer, Deepak Gunjal, said, “The fire seems to have started from a wire duct causing smoke on the different floors. The fire wasn’t intense but the toxic smoke posed problems during the rescue operations. We rescued over 125 persons from the building.”
Fourteen fire brigade vehicles were pressed into service to douse the fire.
“I have asked the fire brigade to prepare a report about the incident and submit it to me within a week,” said municipal commissioner, Dr Vinod Rao.
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