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Pune: Massive fire at Fashion Street guts over 500 shops

Pune: Massive fire at Fashion Street guts over 500 shops
Written by Ramya Patelkhana
Mar 28, 2021, 01:08 am 3 min read
Pune: Massive fire at Fashion Street guts over 500 shops
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In a tragic incident, a massive fire broke out at the Fashion Street market area of Maharashtra's Pune late on Friday night, burning down over 500 shops to ashes. As many as 16 fire tenders and water tankers were rushed to the area to extinguish the fire. However, the situation was brought under control after four hours, according to officials. Here are more details.

Details
No casualties so far; shop owners report heavy losses

While there have been no reports of casualties in the fire accident so far, Prashant Ranpise, the Chief Fire Officer of the Pune Municipal Corporation, said that heavy damages and losses have been reported by the shop owners and hawkers in the area. The cause of the fire, however, is yet to be ascertained, said reports.

Operation
Firefighters doused the fire in an operation lasting four hours

According to officials, a call for help was received at around 9:30pm from Pune's Cantonment area where Fashion Street is located. The fire brigade couldn't reportedly reach the spot easily because of the congestion on the road leading to the market. Fifty firefighters and 10 other officials doused the blaze in an operation lasting four hours and the situation was under control by 1:10am.

Fire safety issue
'Fire safety at Fashion Street has always been a concern'

Amit Kumar, the CEO of the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB), said that the entire Fashion Street was burnt to ashes because of the sudden fire on Friday night. "It is an unfortunate incident which happened back to back after the Shivaji Market incident. The issue of fire safety at Fashion Street has always been a cause of concern before the administration," he added.

Twitter Post
Here are a few latest visuals from the incident

Maharashtra: Over 500 shops gutted in a fire that broke out at Fashion Street market in Pune last night. Around 16 fire tenders deployed to extinguish the fire. Latest visuals from the spot. pic.twitter.com/LWQueLwlKg

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021
Second incident
Second major fire incident in Cantonment area this month

Notably, Fashion Street on MG Road in the Cantonment area is a popular shopping destination where a large number of small outlets sell clothes, shoes, and fashion accessories, among other things. The latest fire accident is the second such incident in the Cantonment area this month. On March 16, a major fire had erupted in the crowded Shivaji Market area, destroying about 25 shops.

Other fire accidents
Pune witnessed three separate fire incidents on Friday alone

Moreover, Pune witnessed as many as three separate fire incidents on Friday alone, according to an Indian Express report. Apart from the Fashion Street incident, a fire erupted at RK Scrap Center in Mahatma Phule Ganj Peth in the early hours of Friday, claiming a 28-year-old worker's life. On Friday evening, a commercial building in Kharadi caught fire, damaging five shops and some offices.

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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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