Jaipur
Two different fire incidents sparked panic in the city. In the first instance, a major fire broke out at a woodshed in the Walled City which was being operated in a residential building while in another incident two persons were injured after a cylinder exploded in the Vidhyadhar Nagar area.
Updated : Apr 20, 2018, 06:10 AM IST
Panic gripped Walled City as a major fire broke out in a woodshed during the wee hours on Thursday. Nearby, sixty people were rescued by the firefighters. Shockingly, there were several individuals who had recently undergone operations and the firefighters made special arrangements to rescue people. The fire lasted for almost hour hours. Moreover, due to the gargantuan fire, nearly three lakh liters of water was to douse the fire. The fire broke out around 3 AM and the locals who were sleeping learned about it after smoke filled their room and heat made it unbearable to sleep peacefully.
The fire broke out in house belonging to one Kailash Narayan Pareek wherein one Moolchand Jain had taken a part of the house on rent to operate the woodshed.
Two cars, six bikes and various household electronic equipment like AC along with a loading tempo and even water tanks located on the terrace of the buildings turned into ashes.
“The fire broke out around 3 AM and the locals who were sleeping learned about it after smoke filled their room and heat made it unbearable to sleep peacefully. They went out of the room and were stunned to find the huge flames creeping towards their rooms. Immediately the family members raised an alarm and alerted authorities,” said Jalaj Ghasiya, Chief Fire Officer.
Teams were rushed to the spot from the fire stations. “Due to the presence of plyboard, thinner, saw dust and other similar inflammable items the fire spread quickly as it engulfed logs as well. We devised a rescue plan and doused a ten feet wide alley with water. Our firefighters started pouring water in the alley so that the fire does not harm the locals when they rush out.” the CFO informed.
After the rescue was completed, the real fight begun as there was no firefighting system installed at the woodshed. One after the other fifteen fire tenders reached the spot. “The tenders made forty rounds in total to the filling station. Senior police officials including DCP North aided in the rescue.” the official said.