Gujarat: Over 25 vehicles gutted in fire at police station
More than 25 vehicles including bikes, autorickshaws and cars were gutted in the fire
More than 25 vehicles including bikes, autorickshaws and cars were gutted in a fire on Saturday night in Gujarat's Kheda district. The incident occurred on the premises of Kheda Town Police Station.
Nadiad Fire Brigade team and fire tenders of Ahmedabad, Mehmedwad, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) were also involved in attempts to douse the fire.
After one and a half-hour of struggle, the teams brought the fire under control.
Dixit Patel, fire superintendent, Nadiad fire department informed that a fire broke out in the recovered vehicle and goods belonging in the compound of Kheda Town police station.
Patel said, some vehicles filled with chemicals, had caught fire.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added. (
Meanwhile, on Thursday night, a massive fire broke out in a paper mill in Gujarat's Vapi . The fire remained active till Friday early morning. However, no injuries were reported.
It took as many as 20 fire tenders to douse the fire that continued to blaze for 4 to 5 hours.
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