GUWAHATI: As many as three fire incidents were reported from across Guwahati on Friday, March 19.
A massive fire broke out in a market in Guwahati's Fancy Bazaar area.
The fire erupted in a shop located on the third floor of Suraj Market, opposite to Shopper's Point. The source of the fire was a plastic furniture shop. Fire tenders reached the spot and tackled the situation. The cause of fire remains unknown.
p>Damage to life and property as well remains to be ascertained.
According to sources, the fire started at around 6 PM in the evening.
In a similar case, another fire took place in Narbada Building located in Chatribari KC Choudhary Road. According to sources, a transformer exploded and englufed a vehicle parked below.
Speaking to G Plus, the source said, "Luckily since I was on a call with the fire department people, they were able to deploy a rescue vehicle on time." The fire took place at around 6:25 PM.
The third instance of fire reported today was in the Pandu area of Guwahati, near Rest Camp, Kalibari. The fire started at around 1:45 in the afternoon. The cause of fire remains to be ascertained. However, damages of Rs. 2,00,000 have been estimated. 3 fire tenders the from Pandu F&ESS attended the fire call.
The place where the fire originated from was a 20×40 store room made of tarza tin. This was informed to G Plus by Nabajit Nath, Station Officer, Pandu F&ESS.

