A massive fire broke out at Pune’s Phoenix Mall in the Viman Nagar area on Friday afternoon, prompting the authorities to dispatch six fire engines on the spot, said the Pune Fire Department PRO.
According to the fire department, the emergency call was received at around 3:30 pm. While the cause and the extent of damage due to the fire are yet to be ascertained, a rescue operation was underway.
Maharashtra | Fire breaks out in a shopping mall located on Ahmednagar road in Pune. 6 fire tenders rushed to the spot, says Pune Fire Department PRO.(Video source: Pune Fire Department) pic.twitter.com/UqdUfucmgv
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Visuals from the scene show thick black smoke emitting from the mall as fire authorities attempt to douse the fire.
An official of the fire department said that the fire broke out in a restaurant on the third floor of the mall, causing heavy smoke and said the restaurant was completely closed after the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the fire extinguisher in the mall was up-to-date and operational which prevented the fire from spreading.
In another separate incident, a massive fire broke out at NTPC’s North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plant in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Friday, officials said.
No casualty has so far been reported in the incident, they said. The fire was first spotted around 2 pm.
The root cause of the fire is being investigated, they said, adding that more details were awaited. The installation is a 660X3 MW coal-based power plant.
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