A massive fire broke out in a furniture warehouse in Lucknow. Goods worth lakhs were burnt to ashes.
A fire broke out in an illegally running furniture warehouse in the residential area of Shakti Nagar in Lucknow on Friday evening. The lives of 40 people working there were in danger. The woman cooking in the warehouse says that she was cooking in the evening when a fire broke out in the mattress factory.
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Within no time the fire spread so much that it engulfed the entire factory. Small cylinders used for chemicals, colours, food and other purposes started exploding. From workers to owners ran outside to save their lives. Someone ran away by climbing the wall and someone ran away by jumping from the window. When we were near the gate, we came out with the children.
This is what Nurbano Bano, a resident of Bahraich, has to say. She has been working here on daily wage basis with her husband and children for about 13 years.
ran outside holding the children’s hands
Nurbano remained sitting outside the warehouse with her three children till around 11 pm till the fire was extinguished.
Trapped in luggage, life saved Nurbano, wife of Ali Hussain, originally a resident of Wazirganj in Bahraich, kept crying while sitting with her children outside the factory after the incident. He says that the entire household has been destroyed in the fire. As soon as the fire broke out, she ran outside with her son Mehtab, daughter Safia and Sadan in her lap.
The husband got trapped in the fire while trying to pick up some belongings. A burning mattress fell near him, but the person above saved him. Somehow his life was saved.
Anil, who worked in the factory, got burnt while trying to extinguish the fire.
They brought a fire extinguisher, but the fire had already erupted. Anil Kumar, who works in a mattress factory, told what he saw with his eyes. He was the first to see the fire and got burnt while extinguishing the fire. Anil told that the mattress was kept near the electrical board. Then suddenly a fire broke out. I ran shouting to get the cylinder kept on the second floor.
Came down and tried to extinguish it, but by then the fire had already erupted. His legs and neck got burnt after falling on the burning mattress. At the time of the incident, about 40 laborers were present along with the three factory owners. The people below ran away by jumping from the front, back gate and window.
At the same time, the laborers working on the second floor ran away by jumping with the help of the mesh wall. If there were no exit routes, a major accident would have occurred.
Roshan says that the fire destroyed the entire business and our jobs.
Somehow saved life, now lost job too Roshan, who works here, said that the fire has destroyed everything. He also lost his job and all his belongings were burnt. Roshan said that as soon as the fire spread, everyone started running wherever they got a chance.
Everyone was feeling that somehow their lives should be saved, otherwise like all the other belongings, they would be burnt to ashes. A crowd had gathered near the factory at the time of the incident.
Factory owner Rafi Ullah says that the negligence of the mattress warehouse owner cost us dearly.
Sahalag goods were being made in factories Rafi Ullah, owner of the furniture warehouse, said that sofas, cupboards and beds were being made in both the furniture warehouses due to Sahalag. The entire belongings were reduced to ashes in the fire. He says that as soon as the fire broke out, everyone ran towards the first gate, but the mattresses spread there had caught fire, so people ran out through the second gate and window doors.
He says that both the owners had complained to the warehouse operator about the mattress factory operator placing the goods in the middle and covering them till the gate, but no hearing was held.
After the fire, a large crowd of people gathered at the spot.
The fire completely extinguished at 11 pm 10 fire brigade vehicles brought the fire under control after about five hours of hard work. The fire, which started around 6 pm, was extinguished after 11 pm. In this two-storey building of Pradyuman Rastogi, located near Shakti Nagar Dhal, two furniture and a mattress and foam factory were running on rent.
On receiving information about the fire, Hazratganj FSO Ram Kumar Rawat reached the spot with two fire engines. On receiving information that the fire was getting worse, FSO Mangesh Kumar also reached Hazratganj, Gomti Nagar, Indira Nagar and Chowk with fire engines.
According to the CFO, the fire started from the side of the mattress factory due to short circuit and spread inside. Due to which the goods kept in the furniture warehouse also caught fire. About 10 fire tenders brought the fire under control by pouring water from three sides. Due to the building being filled with smoke, firefighters carried out rescue operations wearing BA (Breading Operators Set). Almost every vehicle must have taken 5 to 6 rounds to extinguish the fire. About 50 thousand liters of water would have been required to extinguish the fire.
Action will be taken by issuing notice The CFO said that the factory was running illegally in a residential area. The building does not have fire NOC. Action will be taken by giving notice to the building owner and the people concerned.
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A massive fire broke out in a furniture warehouse in Lucknow on Friday evening. Due to which there was chaos. There was a huge amount of furniture and other inflammable materials in the warehouse, due to which the fire spread rapidly. There were four-five loud explosions as the drums of chemicals and colors burst. As soon as the information was received, 10 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and started extinguishing the fire. Nearby houses have been evacuated. It is being told that the fire started due to short circuit. Read the full news…
