A major fire broke out on Tuesday at an office of the Bank of India on the sixth floor of a building in Pune city, Maharashtra, according to PTI. The incident occurred at 10.15 am at the public sector bank's premises on Laxmi Road.
There were no reports of any casualties so far. Seven firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the fire was later doused. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
STORY | Fire erupts at Bank of India office in Pune; no casualties
A major fire broke out at an office of the Bank of India on the sixth floor of a building in Maharashtra's Pune city on Tuesday, officials said.
There were no reports of any casualties so far, they said.
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Other Reports Of Fire
A major fire broke out at a chair manufacturing unit in the Army Industrial Area in Gotheghar in Navi Mumbai but no casualties were reported and the flames were doused after ten hours, an official told news agency PTI. According to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Disaster Management Cell, the call regarding the blaze was received at 2:40 PM on Monday.
Firefighting operations continued through the night and the flames were completely extinguished by 1 AM on Tuesday, the official told PTI. A total of 16 fire tenders and water bowsers were dispatched to the scene from various fire stations, he said. The unit is located in Hamdhan Park along the Mumbra-Panvel Highway.
Raw materials and equipment including plastic, foam, chemicals, thinner drums, rexine, electrical wiring, fans, chairs, air conditioners, furniture, tin sheds, and other office equipment were destroyed in the fire, the official said.
Separately A fire broke out at a factory in Delhi's Harsh Vihar area on Sunday morning, fire officials said. The fire department received a call at around 11:30 am and sent eight fire tenders to the site, Assistant Divisional Fire Officer Deepak Hooda said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and no injuries were reported.
In a separate incident on September 25, a fire broke out on the second floor of a building in Delhi's Model Town area. Twenty-five fire tenders were sent to the site, and people in nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. Delhi Police said the fire was under control, no one was trapped and everyone had been safely evacuated. Cooling operations were underway, according to ANI
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