More than 80 shanties at a slum colony in Ahmedabad were destroyed after a massive fire broke out there on Tuesday morning, a fire official said.
More than 80 shanties at a slum colony in Ahmedabad were destroyed after a massive fire broke out there on Tuesday morning, a fire official said.
There was no report of any casualty, he said, adding that police evacuated people living in the area as the fire raged. The blaze erupted in the slum colony located in Anandnagar area around 9 am and spread fast due to the wind, the official said.
Around four cylinders exploded in the area after catching the fire, deputy chief fire officer Jayesh Khadia said. "More than 80 shanties were gutted in the fire. No injury was reported," he said.
Around 22 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control after about three hours, Khadia said. It took time to control the fire as the approach road to the slum is narrow, he said.
"After the flames were brought under control, fire personnel were sent to each of the affected shanties to douse the blaze completely," he said. The cause of the fire was not yet clear, he added.
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