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Massive Fire Breaks Out At Warehouse In Gurugram; Over 20 Fire Tenders, 200 Firefighters Deployed

Police confirmed that the fire broke out in a garment warehouse in Saraswati Enclave Industrial Area at 11.49 pm on Tuesday night.

Gurugram Apr 2 (PTI): A massive fire broke out at a garment warehouse in Saraswati Enclave Industrial area here and soon spread to two adjoining warehouses of liquor and shoes, prompting a 12-hour operation to douse the blaze, officials said on Wednesday.

While no one was reported injured despite the intensity of the fire that started late at night on Tuesday, there was extensive damage to goods in the warehouses.

More than 20 fire tenders and over 200 firefighters had to be deployed to control the fire.

According to a senior fire officer, a fire broke out in a garment warehouse in Saraswati Enclave Industrial Area at 11.49 pm on Tuesday night. Fire engines from the Sector 37 fire station reached the spot, but the fire spread rapidly to the adjoining liquor and shoe warehouses.

Staff from all fire stations of the district and vehicles and firefighters from stations in Nuh and Jhajjar districts were also called, he said.

The fire was brought under control after a 12-hour operation on Wednesday afternoon.

Smoke continued to come out of the warehouses till 4 pm on Wednesday afternoon and two vehicles were on the spot to monitor the situation, the officer said.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added. 

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

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