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Huge Fire In Shops On Pune-Satara Road, 2 Injured: It Felt Like An Earthquake

Huge Fire In Shops On Pune-Satara Road, 2 Injured: It Felt Like An Earthquake

 


Two people were injured after a huge fire broke out in shops in a residential community near DMart mall on Pune-Satara road in the early hours of Monday.

Bonnie Fire Brigade Control Room received a call regarding the fire around 2.22am. A fire brigade, six tenders, water tankers and an ambulance quickly rushed to the scene.

Fire officials said three stores – Devyani Electronics, Devyani Mobile and Accessories and Gruhini Appliances in Indraneel Cooperative Housing Society – caught fire. The stores had many electronic and kitchen equipment such as washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, water purifiers, televisions, mobile phones, and batteries.

While the cause of the fire is not yet confirmed, loud explosions were heard after the fire spread across the three shops. Firefighters on the scene said that compressors in electronic appliances in the stores may have exploded due to the fire.

“At first, we felt it was an earthquake”

Dhiriya Trivedi, a resident of Indranell Co-operative Housing Society, said they heard a loud noise of explosions around 2.20 am. The building shook and many window panes were shattered. “At first we thought it was an earthquake. But soon we knew it was a fire accident.

Residents evacuated the premises immediately. We have postponed the electricity connection as a precaution. Meanwhile, firefighting teams arrived at the scene. It was a horrible experience. We are not sure of the cause of the fire. The explosions were such that the noise could be heard within a radius of 1.5 kilometers.”

Another resident, Jalaj Vishwakarma, said, “I do cleaning, sweeping and other work in the building. I stay in a tin shed on the ground floor, behind the shops that have been damaged. My wife and two children are also staying with me. The walls of my tin house collapsed after a big explosion. We moved to save ourselves.” Other residents came out of the building. There was a big fire.”

The explosions were so powerful that they cracked the building where the fire occurred. Several window panes were broken. A few private vehicles in the car parks were also damaged by the blast. Shops and apartments in nearby buildings also suffered some damage.

Firefighting teams took control of the situation after extinguishing and cooling operations that lasted for nearly three hours.

While the cause of the fire is not yet confirmed, loud explosions were heard after the fire spread across the three shops. (Pavan dagger snapshot)

The owner of the electronics store, identified as Sudhir Kulti, was seriously injured from burns. He was present at the shop when the fire broke out. Colti was taken to the hospital for treatment. Another person who witnessed the fire was slightly injured.

Fire officer Sanjay Ramtiki said, “The exact cause of the fire in the shops located on the ground floor of the building is not known yet. There was no storage of LPG cylinders. Compressors of electronic devices may have caused an explosion. But we are not sure about that because the explosions were Huge. The shop owner was on site when the fire started. It is not known why he was in the shop during the night hours. He was badly injured in the accident.”

Indranel Cooperative Housing Society owns three three-storey suites, 40 residential flats and a few commercial spaces. Residents said the housing community is about 30 years old.

The Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) team also attended the Housing Assembly. MNGL staff checked the gas connections and said they found no leaks, and the stores where the fire occurred did not have a gas connection. A team of Pune police also arrived at the scene and opened an investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire.

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