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Rooftop Fire Guts Stock at Pune Apparel Complex

Firefighters contained the terrace blaze within about an hour after dispatching 10 tenders.

Overview

  • No injuries or casualties were reported, according to fire officials.
  • Flames and dense smoke erupted from a terrace area fitted with a tin shed and solar panels in Sadashiv Peth.
  • Crews wearing breathing apparatus entered the premises and removed metal sheets from an adjoining shop to direct water jets at the source.
  • Around 50 firefighters, multiple tenders, water tankers and a hydraulic platform were deployed to stop the fire from spreading to lower floors and nearby structures.
  • Upper-floor stock, including sweaters, raincoats, schoolbags and suitcases, was extensively damaged, and the cause remains under investigation.