A fire broke out in a clothing showroom in Mathura of Uttar Pradesh. Authorities told ANI that firefighters were rushed to the scene.
While speaking to ANI, a firefighter said: “The fire had spread to the first, second and third floors of the building. It took us a long time but the fire was controlled.”
“6-7 firefighters are present at the scene. The fire is under control now, we don’t allow it to spread to the adjacent buildings,” a fire official said.
The owner of a hotel near the showroom, Shyam Singhal, said the entire showroom was destroyed by fire.
“Firefighters arrived on time. However, the entire showroom was destroyed by then. The loss suffered must be in crores,” Singhal said.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
More details are awaited.
On January 31, in Jharkhand, at least 14 people, including women and children, were burned to death after a huge fire broke out in a multi-story building in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district.
A total of 14 people were injured in the fire that broke out at 6:00 p.m. on the second floor of the Ashirwad Tower in the Joraphatak area of Dhanbad, some 160 km from the state capital Ranchi, they said. PM Modi mourned the loss of life in the devastating Dhanbad apartment fire and announced an ex-gratia from $2 lahk for the relatives of the dead.