A fire broke out in a three-storey building in Gorakhpur. Within no time, the fire spread so much that the clothes and jewelery shops present in the building also got caught in the fire. At the same time, many people got trapped in the upper part of the building.
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The incident happened late night in Campierganj area. Seeing the flames increasing, there was panic in the entire area. At first the people nearby tried to extinguish the fire but when they did not succeed, they informed the police and fire brigade.
Fire brigade extinguished the fire The police and fire team reached the spot after receiving the information and rescued the people trapped in the building and the fire tenders brought the fire under control after about two hours of hard work. During this period, goods worth Rs 25 lakh were burnt to ashes. However, there was no loss of life in this accident.
All the goods in the shop were burnt to ashes. When suddenly smoke was seen rising from Rahul’s bullion shop. Within no time the fire engulfed the entire three-storey building. Local people said that the gold and silver jewelery kept in the shop and all the goods of the garments shop located on the upper floors were burnt to ashes.
Affected shopkeepers said that there was a loss of more than Rs 25 lakh in the fire. Nothing remained of the goods kept inside the building. The three-storey building was completely destroyed.
policemen injured As soon as information about the fire was received, Campierganj police reached the spot and evacuated the nearby houses. Policeman Vivek Kumar got injured while trying to extinguish the fire. After this, the fire brigade team brought the fire under control after about two hours of hard work.
At present the cause of the fire is not clear. The administration has ordered an investigation. Local people say that there was activity in the market in the evening when suddenly the fire broke out. Some people suspect that this accident may have happened due to short circuit.
Seeing the seriousness of the incident, SDM Rohit Maurya and other administrative officials reached the spot. He talked to the affected shopkeepers and assured all possible help.
