SURAT : A
major fire
broke out at hotel
Nyay Mandir
situated on the national highway (NH-8) near Narmada Chowkdi in Bharuch on the Tuesday night. There is no report of any casualty so far.
Due to the fire, the traffic at GNFC corner was diverted. However, the people present in the hotel rushed out immediately after the spark erupted inside the premises.
As per the primary report from Bharuch’s
fire department
, the fire broke out at about 8.30pm due to unknown reasons. About two water bousers were rushed on the spot along with the team of about 15 fire fighters to take the fire under control.
Chief fire officer of Bharuch Nagarpalika, Salim Mohan said, “There are no reports of casualty so far. We have rushed two water bousers and the fire fighting is still going on. Initial report suggest that there was some function organised at the hotel premises when the fire incident occurred.”
Mohan added, “The fire could have erupted due to short circuit incident, but we are yet to ascertain the actual cause. The entire hotel premise is badly damaged due to the major fire."
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