Fire outbreak in house after LPG leakage

Fire broke out at the house of one Joginder Singh, a resident of Gali No. 4 of the local Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, causing damage to the building on Wednesday. However, the owner of the house was away in the market to buy medicines as a result of which any loss of life was averted.

Kanwaljit Singh, an elderly person living in the area, who was present at the time of the incident, said the fire broke out after leakage in an LPG gas cylinder and the PVC sheets pasted on walls in the house caught fire. Rescue efforts by local residents did not prove to be of much help and the flames entered all rooms of the house within no time. The fire could be controlled only after two hours of toil by fire engines of the local Municipal Council.

Satpal Singh, Fire Brigade Officer, said traffic jam at the local Chaunk Bohri delayed the arrival of the fire tenders. Kanwaljit Singh said the loss is estimated to be around Rs 20 lakh.

Inspector Harpreet Singh, SHO, City Police, said that Duty Officer Gurmeet Singh, ASI, visited the spot to supervise the rescue operation.