Lucknow/Kanpur,
02 May (HS): A fire at a chartered accountant's office in Lucknow’s Hazratganj
severely damaged computer equipment. A nearby factory in Kanpur was engulfed in
flames, but swift firefighting efforts saved lives. Authorities mobilized
various teams to properly control and extinguish the flames, assuring safety in
the impacted districts.
Officials
claimed on Saturday that a fire broke out in a Chartered Accountant's office
near the La Plus building in Hazratganj, causing computer systems and
electrical equipment to be damaged. Firefighters arrived at the scene and
extinguished the fire.
Ram
Kumar Rawat, Hazratganj Fire Safety Officer (FSO), stated, The Fire Service's
control center got information that a fire broke out in an office near the La
Plus building. After getting the notification, we arrived with two fire tenders
and saw that two rooms on the first floor of a CA office had caught fire. A
potential electric short circuit might be the cause. Although there were no
casualties, the office's computers and other equipment were severely damaged.
Meanwhile,
a fire broke out at a factory in the Rakhi Mandi neighborhood of Kanpur, Uttar
Pradesh, on Friday, according to officials. Fire crews were sent to the scene,
and firefighting operations began immediately. Deepak Sharma, Chief Fire
Officer, stated that the department received information about the incident
through the control room, and that many fire engines from surrounding stations
were dispatched to contain the situation. The control room informed us that an
industry exists in the Rakhi Mandi area. A large fire erupted on the ground and
first levels, threatening to consume the neighboring industries. Given the
gravity of the situation, six to seven vehicles were dispatched from
surrounding fire stations, he added.
He
stated that firefighting units reached the location from three directions, with
the priority of evacuating people. Our team sent fire departments from three
directions, with the primary purpose of evacuating individuals. We've nearly
fully quenched the fire.There are no injuries, no casualties. The entire
operation is conducted in utmost safety. Sharma said that 7 to 8 fire brigade
vehicles are now on the scene.
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi
