The fire broke out in Bareilly on Monday afternoon due to a cylinder burst at Mahalakshmi Gas Agency. In a moment, the fire took a horrific form. In 3 minutes, there were about 400 cylinders. The fire engulfed the entire warehouse.
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The explosion was so severe that pieces of torn cylinders went 500 meters away and fell into the fields, causing panic throughout the area. The sound of the blast was heard 3 km away. Police reached the information and evacuated the surrounding houses.
The police along with the fire brigade controlled the fire after about 2 hours of effort. Thankfully there has been no loss of life. The incident is from Rajau Paraspur in Bithuri Chainpur police station area. A heavy police force is deployed in terms of security. Nearby routes have also been closed.
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The fire was so severe that the entire warehouse became ashes in a moment.
The warehouse was far from the population. People came out of the houses after hearing the blast.
The police evacuated the surrounding villages.
The flames were rising about 150 feet high.
Fire erupted from truck cabin Actually, Rajau is the Mahalakshmi gas agency outside Paraspur village. On Monday afternoon, a truck full of cylinder was parked at the warehouse. At 12:48 pm, the cabin of the truck suddenly caught fire. Then a cylinder loaded in the truck exploded. This caused the fire to spread throughout the truck and warehouse.
There were explosions in intermittent cylinders. The incident caused panic in village Rajau Paraspur. People came out of their homes. When he came out of the village, it was found that there were explosions in the gas warehouse.
The villagers informed the police and administration about this. The force of Bithuri Chainpur police station reached the spot. Sealing the paths leading to the warehouse. 45 minutes after the incident, about half a dozen vehicles of the fire brigade reached the spot. The fire in the warehouse and truck was controlled at 4 o’clock. The explosion caused a two -storey gas warehouse to become frozen.
Thankfully, there were no casualties in this incident.
The watchman and truck driver escaped and saved their lives The gas agency remains closed on Monday. So there was only Chowkidar Dinesh Chandra Shukla, his wife and truck driver. All three escaped and saved their lives. The driver said, the truck was on fire from a short circuit.
Cylinder pieces fell 500 meters away Mohit of the village said, the cylinder filled vehicle arrived on Monday afternoon. We were 600 meters away. As soon as the first cylinder burst, there was a stampede among the people. We ran away after saving our lives. The flames kept rising for about 20 minutes. Cylinder pieces fell in Rajau village.
Full goods of agency office burnt Agency owner Manoj Mishra said, after the fire, the fire fighting equipment and sand etc. at the agency were used, but the fire was not extinguished. Then called the police and fire brigade. Keeping computers, cameras and documents kept in the gas agency’s office due to the fire. It is a matter of honor that the fire did not reach inside the warehouse, where other cylinders were kept.
Fire brigade team controls fire Bareilly SP North Mukesh Chandra Mishra said, a truck had arrived at Mahalakshmi Gas Agency with 350 to 400 cylinders around 12 noon. It is being told that the truck got a short circuit and a fire broke out with a blast. Police and fire brigade teams reached the information and the fire has been controlled.
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