Fire breaks out at PNB branch in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, June 25

A fire broke out at the branch of Punjab National Bank, Bija Chowk, Khanna, last night. Banks records and some equipment were gutted in the fire.

As per the information, incident occurred at around 10.40 pm on Friday night when some PCR cops noticed smoke billowing out of the bank’s building. Cops immediately informed the fire control room and fire tenders reached the spot in a few minutes.

Yashpal Gomi, fire officer, said firemen took an hour to douse the flame. Fire was about to reach the strong room but timely action by the firemen prevented the fire from reaching the strong room.

Bank officials said fire damaged some documents, some equipment gutted in the fire but no loss of cash or other valuables reported. Had the fire entered the strong room there would have been huge loss of cash, gold, diamonds and other important documents of people stored there, said bank officials.

Fire officials said short circuit seemed to be the cause of fire.— TNS

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