India News | Fire Breaks out Near Ordnance Depot in Gurugram
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A fire broke out in the vicinity of an ordnance depot here on Tuesday, damaging three buses, a few shanties and plastic water tanks, a fire department official said.
Gurugram, Sep 6 (PTI) A fire broke out in the vicinity of an ordnance depot here on Tuesday, damaging three buses, a few shanties and plastic water tanks, a fire department official said.
No one was hurt in the incident.
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According to a fire officer, the fire broke out in a plastic water tank godown on Sheetla Mata Road at around 11:15 am.
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"On receiving the information, two fire tenders were sent to the spot. Due to which the fire could not spread to the surrounding area and a major accident was averted. In the fire, plastic tanks, a few shanties and three buses were burnt to ashes," said Dinesh Kumar, the fire officer.
Locals said fearing the fire, people living in a nearby slum came out of their shanties. Some of them even tried to put out the blaze. The fire was finally controlled by a fire brigade team.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
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