3 people injured over 100 were rescued....
A major fire broke out at a shopping complex in Odisha's Puri district on Wednesday night, gutting almost all shops and injuring three people. The blaze that was first spotted around 9pm in a garment store on the first floor of Laxmi Market Complex on Grand Road soon spread to other shops, reported news agencies.
In Odisha's Puri at a shopping complex major fire broke out on Wednesday night, gutting almost all shops and injuring three people.
Chief fire officer, Ramesh Majhi, said that twelve fire tenders and 160 fire personnel were deployed at the spot to douse the flames. From the shopping complex located close to the centuries-old temple Jagannath around 140 tourists were safely rescued.
According to the officials, the situation is under control and operation to douse off the fire is underway.
SK Upadhyay, the director general of fire service, said three personnel engaged in the firefighting operations fell ill in the midst of the heat and the smoke, and had to be taken to the hospital.
Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh said efforts are underway to douse the fire completely.
However, the cause of fire is not sure yet, it could be an electric short-circuit that may started thr fire, according to the local police.
BJP MLA from Puri Jayant Sarangi claimed that the district administration has failed to ensure the installation of fire safety systems at the hotels and other establishments in the seaside town.
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