Fire breaks out at chemical warehouse in Gwalior:Apartment evacuated; gas cylinders removed; blaze controlled by 3 fire engines

A fire broke out at Rajshree Apartment in Khurde Wala Mohalla, Gwalior, at 11 AM on Wednesday. The fire started from a chemical warehouse on the ground floor and reached the first floor. Seeing the fire spread, apartment residents panicked and ran towards the roof. They saved their lives by jumping onto other roofs. Police evacuated families living in the apartment. The fire was brought under control in about an hour with the help of 3 fire brigade water trucks and one chemical foam vehicle. Finally, foam was sprayed on the smoke. No casualties occurred in the incident. According to police, there is a warehouse on the ground floor of the apartment that stores ink and surgical materials. It is being reported that the fire erupted from the surgical materials. As soon as people nearby saw the fire, the police and the fire brigade were immediately informed. Fire trucks arrived at the scene within minutes. Police and SDRF teams quickly evacuated the apartment and removed gas cylinders kept in homes. Ink drums were also removed from the warehouse. SSP Gwalior Dharmveer Singh himself was seen helping people evacuate. Fire trucks faced difficulty in reaching due to narrow road Due to the narrow path leading to the apartment, fire trucks faced significant difficulties reaching the scene. However, the fire brigade arrived on time and started spraying water. The warehouse owner is being traced. Fire suspected due to short circuit The exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but it is suspected that it was caused by a short circuit. When the fire started, local residents tried to extinguish it with water, but the fire intensified. Residents were trapped in the apartment About 20 families live in the building. Resident Lakshmi Rathore said that they were completely trapped. They could neither go down nor up where the tower is located. Children were evacuated one by one. They barely managed to save their lives. They have demanded many times to remove the chemical warehouse, but no one listens. Reshma said that they couldn’t understand how they would survive. They managed to get out with great difficulty. This is Shilpa Medical’s warehouse. Will take action if negligence is found Gwalior Collector Ruchika Chauhan said that if negligence is found on part of the chemical warehouse owners in the fire incident, action will be taken. She informed that all families living in the apartment are safe. They were evacuated in time. She said that today we are holding a meeting with the city’s intellectuals, in which possible efforts to prevent loss of life and minimize damage in fire incidents will be discussed. Relief work continues CSP Manish Yadav said that ink drums were kept in the warehouse, which have been removed. The fire started from surgical waste material stored inside. The SDRF team is present inside. The fire had started about an hour ago, and has been brought under control. About 3 water tankers and one chemical foam vehicle have been used to extinguish the fire.