20200309 10 shanties, 1 unauthorized godown gutted separate fires
India Mar 10 2020 “Building” “Houses” “Warehouses”
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10 shanties, 1 unauthorized godown gutted separate fires
Updated: 2020–03–10
Nagpur: The city witnessed two fire incidents on Monday in which 10 shanties at Adivasi Prakash Nagar near Kalamna in East Nagpur and one unauthorized godown at Khare Town, Dharampeth, were gutted. The fire department rescued a worker from the godown.
At 6am, morning walkers saw and alerted the fire department about smoke coming out of the godown. “Plastic products were stored on the ground and first floors. Entire premises was full of smoke. We managed to reach the terrace and brought down one of the labourers who used reside in the building. The fire may have started from the chullah used by the labourers,” said fire chief Rajendra Dube.
Two fire tenders — from Civil Lines and Trimurti Nagar — were used to douse the fire.
Corporator Sanjay Bangale has told the Dharampeth Zone office to register an FIR against the owner. “The owner of a well-known showroom at Laxmi Bhuvan Square purchased a residential bungalow and converted it into a plastic store. Following protests from residents, the NMC shut it down. However, the owner continued to use it to store goods. Around six workers used to stay in the building,” he said.
In Kalamna, station officer of fire station Anil Barde, said the fire started from one of the shanties at around 11am. “The fire spreads quickly. 10 shanties caught fire. 10 fire tenders were used to control the fire. People staying in the shanties were out on work. Some children had to be rescued. Loss is estimated at over Rs12 lakh,” he said.
Taking serious cognisance of fire in slum, chief fire officer Rajendra Uchake, deputy chief fire officer BP Chandankhede and five stations officers were present.
Owners of shanties have been identified as Dharmedra Lanjewar, OP Prasad, Venkendra Patki, Laxman Dandekar, Deochand Iwnadi, Shehnaz Abdul Sheikh, Simran Suraj Verma, Satish Sahare, Kalpana Dakhane and Kishor Mahajan.
Web Source: The times of India