The fire spread quickly making it difficult for people to escape
The fire spread quickly making it difficult for people to escape The fire spread quickly making it difficult for people to escape Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out at a commercial establishment in the Thaltej area of the city late Monday evening, injuring at least five people, fire officials said. Two of them suffered injuries while attempting to escape.
Around 40 people, mostly employees, were in the building at the time. Twelve fire tenders of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services were deployed at Magnet Corporate Park in Thaltej after the fire was reported in an electricity cable duct, Khadia said.
Chief fire officer in charge, Jayesh Khadia, said at least one person had jumped from the building before fire brigade teams arrived. Many escaped on their own before fire personnel arrived, while AFES teams later rescued eight people, another fire officer said. Fire department sources said the flames spread quickly to furniture inside the building, producing heavy smoke and making it difficult for people to escape.
The blaze started on the second floor of the five-storey building, with the first and second floors most affected. The exact cause of the fire was not immediately known.