Overview
- A blaze broke out at a cold storage facility in Chinhat on Sunday morning, prompting an immediate firefighting and police response.
- Officials said several fire tenders were rushed to the scene and firefighters used hydraulic equipment to douse flames and check that no one was trapped inside.
- Chinhat Station House Officer Dinesh Chandra Mishra told reporters the fire has been brought under control and there were no casualties or injuries.
- Local reports named the site as Himalayan Cold Storage and said thick smoke was visible from a distance, which alarmed nearby residents.
- Chinhat police have launched an investigation to establish the cause, a development that comes after a separate deadly fire in Lucknow's Aliganj area last week and could prompt safety checks at similar facilities.