Fire in Titanium city center in Ahmedabad, 7 rescued, 30 t0 40 vehicles damaged

Ahmedabad

Seven people were rescued while 30 to 40 vehicles, mostly two wheeler, damaged when a fire broke out in the basement of a commercial complex in Prahladnagar area of the city this afternoon.

Additional Chief Fire Officer of the city fire station, Rajesh Bhatt said that the fire broke out in the basement of the Titanium city center at around 3:45 pm.

Seven people, mostly employees working in various offices and commercial establishments situated in the complex, who were trapped owing to deep smoke and heat were rescued by the fire fighting team and the fire was controlled within just one hour. No loss of life has been reported.

This was third or fourth incident of fire in the complex in last around a year owing to poor fire safety provisions, he said adding that the exact reason behind today’s fire was not yet known however it was understood that the it would have been triggered either by overheating of a parked bike or short circuit.

30 to 40 vehicles parked in the basement of which most were two wheeler and few four wheeler were damaged owing to the smoke and heat.

– DeshGujarat