Fire destroys four shops in medicine market in Kanpur
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Kanpur: A major fire broke out in the medicine market of Pheelkhana area, completely destroying four shops. Responding swiftly, the fire brigade teams arrived and and managed to control the fire.
Fortunately, no casualty as reported.The watchman inside the market first noticed the smoke and informed the locals. Following the alert, fire tenders arrived at the scene. After about three hours of effort, six fire trucks managed to control the blaze. However, by then four shops were completely damaged resulting in a loss of over Rs 50 lakh. Two other shops were partially damaged.Around 9am on Tuesday, the watchman saw smoke emanating from CP Market on Birhana Road and alerted the locals. The locals then found a major fire in a shop inside the market and alerted the fire department. Immediately, six fire tenders from Latouche Road, Colonelganj, Mirpur, and Fazalganj fire stations reached the site and extinguished the fire.The CP Market, where the medicine market is located, is in a very narrow lane having around 40 shops. The fire started at a shop on the ground floor and spread to the first floor. A trader said that there had been many such incidents of fire earlier also due to short circuit caused by disorganised electrical wiring. Fire security officer Pradeep Kumar Sharma said as soon as the control room received the information, fire brigades were dispatched.Six fire tenders arrived at the scene. The most challenging part of the rescue effort was dealing with the narrow lanes and wires inside the market, he said. By the time the firefighters arrived, three shops were completely burned. After hours of effort, the fire was brought under control. No casualties were reported.
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