A major fire broke out in a warehouse at Kanpur’s Sanjay Nagar area on Friday.
#WATCH | Kanpur fire | Uttar Pradesh: Firefighters use bulldozers to control fire in the Sanjay Nagar area of Kanpur.A massive fire broke out this morning in a warehouse in the Sanjay Nagar area under Kidwai Nagar Police station. pic.twitter.com/IR6wWR5v7e
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“No injuries or loss of lives have been reported as of now”, said Chief Fire Officer Kanpur Deepak Sharma adding that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The firefighters were seen using bulldozers to bring the blaze under control.
Speaking to ANI, Sharma said, “The fire incident took place in a warehouse that was located in the Sanjay Nagar area, under Kidwai Nagar police station limits of the city”.
He further said that upon receiving the information about the fire, more than 8 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and attempts were made to extinguish the blaze.
The fire official also said that the warehouse was used to supply army uniforms, tents and other such items.
As per locals, the warehouse was being run illegally and a complaint was earlier made to the Municipal Corporation regarding the same. However, despite the complaint no action was taken against the warehouse.
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