Fire Dept Continues To Douse Flames At Garment Complex In Kanpur For Fourth Day — Video

The fire department in Kanpur continues its efforts to douse the fire at the garment complex for the fourth consecutive day on Monday.

Visual from the site where fire brigade is trying to douse the fire for the fourth consecutive day

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The fire department's efforts to douse the fire that broke out in a garments complex in the Basmandi area of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur continued even on the fourth day. Smoke was seen coming out of AR towers which were gutted in the massive fire.

Additional DCP, West, Kanpur Lakhan Singh while talking to news agency ANI said that the fire was under control in the front part of the complex, while there are still flames in some parts of the complex.

He said, "Fire is in control. Now, the fire inside the shops is being doused. By evening we might completely control the fire in the building." Earlier on Sunday he said, "More than 50 teams of our fire department are engaged in controlling the fire. Currently, the fire tenders have managed to control the fire on the front part of the complex, while there are still flames in some parts of the complex, which we are trying to extinguish in a few hours."

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Fire is in control. Now, the fire inside the shops is being doused. By evening we might completely control the fire in the building: Addl DCP, West, Kanpur pic.twitter.com/XrL2ZCeaDu

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The cause of this fire is still unknown. However, the police suspect that it may have been caused by a short circuit. 

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak conducted an inspection of the situation on Friday after which he assured all possible help to the businessmen who were affected by the fire. While talking to the reporters, he said, "The important thing right now is to control the fire and ensure that no person is harmed. Our government stands with the businessmen in this hour. We will not leave them alone. The government assures all possible help to the businessmen."

While talking about the incident, "There is a lot of smoke since the fire has caught cloth material. Equipment is being sent inside to take out smoke. All efforts are in place to douse the fire. As soon as the smoke reduces and the situation is under control, the government will take stock of the damages," reported ANI.

He further said, "Kanpur Commissioner and Kanpur Police Commissioner together will submit a report to the government about the damage caused by the fire. After which, the reason behind the accident will be revealed. There should be no politics on this."