Informing about the reason for the fire, Deputy Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation, Uma Kaushal said that the fire broke out due to the electric short circuit but since no one was present in the building, no casualties were reported.
"As soon as we received the information two firefighting teams reached the spot. The third team will also be reaching the spot. The fire is under control now...," fire officer Kuldeep Jatt said.
A massive fire broke out following explosions in gas cylinders in the Tathwade area of Pimpri Chinchwad City in Pune District on Sunday, an official said.
According to Chief Fire Officer Kanpur, Deepak Sharma, "The fire incident took place in a warehouse that was located in the Sanjay Nagar area, under Kidwai Nagar police station limits of the city."