A major fire broke out in a shop at Jawahar Market on Thursday morning. Though no casualty was re- ported yet damage worth Rs 5 lakhs is estimated to a triple story building. The fire broke out in the first floor where the owner of this building Nathusingh Sancheti resided. Indore Cottons (Textile Shop) is situated at its ground floor The second floor is said to be occupied by students on rent.The fire broke out at around 09:00 hrs on Thursday at the residence of Sancheti. At the time of the fire, his family was out to attend religious sermon of Vishudha Sagarji Maharaj. As it was daytime and the fire was detected early a major mishap was averted. Due to the fire the house hold aricles were burned to ashes.
It was on witnessing smoke coming out of the building, the neighbors immediately called Fire Station, Police and other concerned authorities around 09:15 hrs. Five fire tenders rushed to the spot. As the approach roads were narrow fire vehicles faced difficulty to reach the site. There were rumours of some people being trapped inside the building, but Police confirmed that there were no casualties. Several shops across Jawahar Market are constructed in violations of rules.
The buildings do not have proper fire fighting equipments and there is no safety route in case of a mishap. The owners use every inch of the building to store their goods and only a small pathway is available for shoppers to go across the store. Several shops store goods even inthe staircase leading to other floors. This accident is a signal to authorities who ignored the safety norms to be followed in shopping complexes and market areas. Most of the shopping complexes in the twin city do not have sufficient fire fighting equipments or fire exits used to evacuate people in case of a disaster:
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