Property estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed in a major fire that broke out in a five-decade-old flour mill in Lakadganj early on Tuesday. No one was injured, said chief fire officer Chandrashekhar Jadhav, adding that the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Around 5am, morning walkers saw smoke coming out of the five-storey flour mill building owned by Kisanlal Singhee. The flour mill had been closed down in the early 1990s, and Singhee was using the place as a warehouse. Firemen said inflammable material was stored in the warehouse and the fire soon spread in the building. Only a few guards were present in the warehouse at the time of the incident.
Morning walkers alerted Rajesh Acharya, who stays next to the building. He then informed the fire control room.
Neighbours claimed they called up 101 soon after the fire broke out but alleged that the fire tender took 30 minutes to arrive. "By then, everything had gone up in smoke," they said.
"Had they reached sooner, the fire would not have spread the upper floor and losses would have been minimized," a resident alleged.
Police too reached the spot and cleared the narrow road to make way for the fire engines. It took ten fire engines and a snorkel to douse the fire, which was brought under control at around 12.30 noon.
Around 5am, morning walkers saw smoke coming out of the five-storey flour mill building owned by Kisanlal Singhee. The flour mill had been closed down in the early 1990s, and Singhee was using the place as a warehouse. Firemen said inflammable material was stored in the warehouse and the fire soon spread in the building. Only a few guards were present in the warehouse at the time of the incident.
Morning walkers alerted Rajesh Acharya, who stays next to the building. He then informed the fire control room.
Neighbours claimed they called up 101 soon after the fire broke out but alleged that the fire tender took 30 minutes to arrive. "By then, everything had gone up in smoke," they said.
"Had they reached sooner, the fire would not have spread the upper floor and losses would have been minimized," a resident alleged.
Police too reached the spot and cleared the narrow road to make way for the fire engines. It took ten fire engines and a snorkel to douse the fire, which was brought under control at around 12.30 noon.
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