The cause of the fire, which erupted in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, is suspected to be an electrical short-circuit. Of the 700 huts, 500 were completely gutted.
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Some 700 huts were gutted in a massive blaze that broke out at in Gurugram’s Nathupur village. The cause of the fire, which erupted in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, is suspected to be an electrical short-circuit. Of the 700 huts, 500 were completely gutted. Fire personnel evacuated residents from the huts and it took them about five hours to control the fire. No casualties or injuries have been reported.
According to fire officials, they received a call at 2.08 am. They suspected that the fire incident took place due to illegal electric supply which caused a short-circuit in the area, and it spread rapidly to other huts. Soon, the entire area was engulfed in flames. IS Kashyap, assistant divisional fire safety officer, said that around 15 fire tenders reached the place and brought the situation under control. Fifteen fire-tenders from the fire stations at Sector 29, Udyog Vihar, Sector 37, Bhim Nagar and from the DLF had rushed to the spot.
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“Teams of several fire personnels were deployed in the fire-fighting and evacuation operations. Most probably the incident was caused by an electric short-circuit,” Kashyap said. “There was some property loss to residents, but no death or injuries were reported. The residents are daily wage labourers working at building construction sites,” he said, adding, “The timely rescue operation led by fire personnels saved lives.”
500
No. of huts completely gutted in the fire on Saturday
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