Fire in Tudi’s camp due to thunderstorms and storms.
On Wednesday night, 5 heaps of Tudi caught fire due to lightning in the village Raipur Araiyan Mand of Nadala town of Kapurthala. Three fire brigade vehicles arrived and controlled the fire in 6 hours. The rescue operation went on till three o’clock in the morning.
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The aggrieved farmer Khushdeep Singh Khaira was informed about the fire from neighbors at 9:30 pm. On reaching the spot, he saw that all the piles of Tudi were in the grip of fire. The flames were spreading even faster due to strong winds.
The standing crop was immediately plowed
Three fire brigade vehicles immediately reached the spot. To save the wheat crop from the fire, the standing crop was immediately held with the help of tractors. Large damage could be avoided by the understanding of neighbors and timely action taken.
Lightning at night caused fire in 5 piles of Tudi.
50 trolleys and two quintals of wheat burnt to ashes
The rescue operation lasted till three in the morning. In this incident, 50 trolleys were destroyed by burning two quintals of wheat. Farmers have lost millions of rupees. Harvinder Singh Bajwa, Harjinder Singh Sahi, Pala Khak, Sukhwinder Singh and other farmers supported the rescue work.
Khushdeep Singh said that there was a fire due to lightning during bad weather, because there was no other reason for the fire.