Firecrackers land near police quarters; dozen seized vehicles gutted
No casualties were reported.
Police said the vehicles were parked in a designated area along Vasudev Vidya Marg under Sadabad police station. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact cause,” Singh said. Agra : A blaze, suspected to have been triggered by a firecracker during Govardhan Puja celebrations, destroyed around a dozen vehicles seized in criminal cases and parked near police residential quarters in Sadabad, Hathras, late Tuesday night. A rocket or firecracker was suspected to have landed on one of the vehicles, sparking a fire that quickly spread to others parked nearby. The blaze triggered panic among police personnel and residents. Sadabad SHO Vijay Kumar Singh reached the spot with a police team and alerted the fire brigade. Firefighters brought the flames under control after considerable effort, but around a dozen vehicles had been gutted or damaged. Police were assessing the number of vehicles damaged and the extent of the losses. “It appears that the fire was caused by firecrackers.