Fire in Kanpur: A massive fire broke out in Kanpur’s biggest hosiery market. The fire has been raging for the last six hours. More than one thousand shops have come under the grip of this fire that broke out from Hamraj Complex. Hundreds of shops have been burnt to ashes. Till now there is a possibility of loss of crores. A young man is missing amid the fire incident. It is being told that due to rain, he slept in the verandah between the shops in AR Tower. Nothing is known of him since the fire. The orgy of fire continues in the entire area. Thousands of people have gathered on the spot.
Video: Fierce fire broke out late night at Hamraj Complex in Kanpur.
In the work of extinguishing the fire, along with the army personnel, all the officers and employees of civil defence, fire brigade and police administration are working hard for hours. The rescue work is going on on a war footing. The entire surrounding area has been sealed by the police. The police have to spend a lot of energy in controlling the crowd of people. More than one thousand policemen along with senior police officers are present on the spot.
It is being told that after midnight around one o’clock in the middle of the storm, a spark arose in the transformer, due to which a shop in Hamraj Complex caught fire. After this many shops came under its grip one by one. Most of these shops are of clothes. Seeing the high flames of fire in the complex, the local people informed the fire brigade, but by the time the fire brigade reached, the fire engulfed hundreds of shops as well.
35 fire tenders are engaged in controlling the fire. There is no information of any kind of loss so far. According to police officials, there is no possibility of anyone getting trapped inside amid the fire. Relief and rescue work is going on. Due to the close of Eid festival, the entire market of readymade garments was full of goods. People are ruined. There is hue and cry.
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