Massive Fire At Mahakali Nagar In Nagpur, 100 Hutments Damaged

According to the official, the fire was managed in an hour and there was no report of death toll.

A firefighters working to douse fire (Representational picture: Getty)

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out in a residential area in Maharashtra's Nagpur city on Monday, damaging about 100 hutments. The fire broke out around 10 am in Mahakali Nagar in the Beltarodi area, where several laborers live, the official said. No casualties have been reported so far in this accident.  According to the information received, about 100 huts have been gutted in the fire. However, the fire has now been brought under control.

The fire began from the eastern side of the settlement and spread quickly nearby because of the blast of LPG cylinders, wind, high temperature and ignitable material used for hutment development like wood, bamboo, plastic sheets and fabric, Nagpur Municipal Corporation's central fire official Rajendra Uchake said.

"Around 100 hutments were gutted in the fire. Houses with pucca construction (RCC brickwork) stopped the spread of the fire and they were not much affected," he said.

Seven water tenders, two water bowsers, two water lifting pump units, water delicate from MIHAN (Multi-Model International and Cargo Hub Airport at Nagpur) fire administration, and a water gun from the police division were pressed into service, he said.

A few ambulances were additionally kept on reserve as a careful step, he said.

There was no proper road for firefighting vehicles to enter the region, the authority said.

According to the official, the fire was managed in an hour and there was no report of a death toll.

(With PTI inpts)