The blaze caused two to three gas cylinders to explode, officials said. Pics/Hanif Patel (Story/Shirish Vaktania)
The incident occurred in the Sheetal Nagar area, where a developer had set up about 20 to 25 temporary tin huts for his labourers on an open plot
Around noon, a short circuit in one of the huts sparked the fire. At the time, two to three labourers were present inside
The fire spread rapidly in the afternoon heat, triggering explosions of two to three gas cylinders stored inside the huts
Upon receiving an alert, the municipal fire department reached the site immediately and managed to control the blaze within about an hour
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