Nagpur, 22 Oct (HS): As many as 17 fires in Nagpur

city were reported to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Fire Brigade during

Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. A major fire was at a Reliance Smart Store

in Laxminagar area, which consumed goods worth lakhs of rupees. The fire broke

out after the mall was closed on Tuesday. Six fire tenders were engaged in

controlling the fire.

In most of the cases uncontrolled fire crackers are

suspected to have caused the fire. In other incidents vehicles, residential

homes, shops, plant nurseries and garbage dumps caught the fire.

No casualties have been reported so far. The

question about fire safety at big stores and instructions about bursting fire

crackers are being raised. The exact cause of the fires have not been

mentioned. Fireworks in crowded places are not uncommon during the Diwali

festival.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar