AHMEDABAD: A
major fire
near
Adani CNG
pump in
Nava Vadaj
gutted three parked vehicles, including a car and two bikes, along with a fast-food handcart late on Thursday evening. Teams of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) doused the flames in an hour-long operation. AFES officials said that the cause of fire could not be ascertained but forensic experts are working on it.
AFES officials said they received a call reporting fire near the pump at 7.05 pm when the vehicles had caught fire. A team including additional chief fire officer
Rajesh Bhatt reached the spot and started operation.
"From primary information, we got to know that there was some drilling work going on near the spot. The place was dangerous as a high-capacity CNG pipeline passes underneath and there are high-tension electric wires passing above," said Bhatt.
"An electric DP is near the spot. We suspect that the drilling might have damaged the pipeline and the escaped gas caught a spark. The vehicles were quickly consumed by flames," said Bhatt.
The gas supply to the pump was closed immediately to prevent any further damage, said AFES officials.