Firefighters rescue 100 from fire at CG Road complex
Updated: May 18th, 2024
In the second fire incident that broke out in a week, a short circuit led to a fire at Pariseema Annexe on CG Road in Ahmedabad on May 17.
People working on different floors of the building were rescued safely by descending to the ground.
The R Kumar Opticians located on the first floor of the nine-storey building caught fire due to a short circuit damaging major materials of the shop.
As the smoke spread across the building due to the fire, people rushed towards the upper floors to escape. The fire department personnel along with extinguishing the fire rescued hundreds of people and brought them down safely.
Gajendrasinh, a firefighter at Navrangpura fire station, was injured and treated after being hit by glass in his hand. Moreover, Police Sub-Inspector JN Desai was also injured during the rescue and later taken to the hospital for primary treatment via EMRI services.
With the assistance of 15 fire vehicles and 57 staff members, the rescue operation was completed in over an hour with zero casualties reported.
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