A fire erupted in a mobile tower on a building's terrace after fireworks were set off during Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's roadshow in the Bhosari area of Pimpri Chinchwad on Sunday.
"We received a call at 2.15 pm that a scrap godown has caught fire... The firefighting is underway, but we are facing challenges due to a traffic jam and lack of water. There are no casualties. Eight fire tenders are at the spot. The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained," Naik tol
"It is a congested area, and several buildings are attached to each other. Wada (traditional wooden house) was a totally wooden structure, and it was ground plus three structural buildings. But now, the fire is totally under control. Almost 10 fire tenders and around 80 firefighters worked t
Soon after receiving the information, the officials of the fire department immediately reached to the spot with fire tenders and engaged in the firefighting operations. Upon the swift response, the fire was brought under control.
The Maharashtra Government's Labour Department has initiated an inquiry into a tragic bus fire incident in the Hinjewadi area of Pune district that claimed the lives of four employees of the factory.
According to Senior Police Inspector Kanhaiya Thorat of the Hinjawadi Police Station, the driver, Janardan Hambardikar, allegedly placed highly inflammable chemicals under his seat and deliberately set the vehicle ablaze, attempting to disguise it as an accident.
Four people were killed and six others injured when a minibus they were travelling in caught fire in the Hinjewadi area of Pune on Wednesday, police said.