PRAYAGRAJ: An enormous fire broke out on the Nehru Complex in the chowk space of Prayagraj on Saturday morning. The fire engulfed around two dozen shops, situated on the first and second ground of the complex.
As many as 25 fire tenders had been pressed into service to douse the flames.
The fire has resulted in the lack of crores to the merchants. Nonetheless, nobody was injured in the incident because the market was but to open.
Flames and clouds of smoke created panic in the whole space. A lot of the shops in the market situated in the decrease a part of this multi-storey complex got here below the grip of fire and step by step the fire unfold to the second ground and different elements of the complex, fire division officers mentioned.
It took around 5 hours for the fire engines to manage the fire.
Locals claimed that a lot of the shops that caught fire used to promote readymade clothes. Aside from this, shops promoting plastic gadgets like toys, footwear, ornamental gadgets and furnishings and many others too acquired gutted.
Chief fire officer RK Pandey mentioned that after getting the information concerning the fire at Nehru Complex at around 8.30am, two fire tenders had been rushed to the spot and realising the potential risk, 20 fore tenders from throughout the district had been pressed into service together with around 100 fire fighters and officers.
He mentioned that the affected complex has around 210 shops together with these situated in the bottom ground and three flooring above it. “Nobody was injured in the incident. Prima facie, brief circuit is believed to have brought on the fire,” he mentioned.
As many as 25 fire tenders had been pressed into service to douse the flames.
The fire has resulted in the lack of crores to the merchants. Nonetheless, nobody was injured in the incident because the market was but to open.
Flames and clouds of smoke created panic in the whole space. A lot of the shops in the market situated in the decrease a part of this multi-storey complex got here below the grip of fire and step by step the fire unfold to the second ground and different elements of the complex, fire division officers mentioned.
It took around 5 hours for the fire engines to manage the fire.
Locals claimed that a lot of the shops that caught fire used to promote readymade clothes. Aside from this, shops promoting plastic gadgets like toys, footwear, ornamental gadgets and furnishings and many others too acquired gutted.
Chief fire officer RK Pandey mentioned that after getting the information concerning the fire at Nehru Complex at around 8.30am, two fire tenders had been rushed to the spot and realising the potential risk, 20 fore tenders from throughout the district had been pressed into service together with around 100 fire fighters and officers.
He mentioned that the affected complex has around 210 shops together with these situated in the bottom ground and three flooring above it. “Nobody was injured in the incident. Prima facie, brief circuit is believed to have brought on the fire,” he mentioned.