Himachal: Fire broke out at 4 places in Mandi on Diwali, machinery burnt in dump site, woman rescued from burning house in conflict, VIDEO - himachal pradesh fire incidents in mandi on diwali woman rescued

Jagran Correspondent, Mandi. There were many incidents of fire in Himachal Pradesh on Diwali night. Four fire incidents were reported in District Mandi. An elderly woman was saved from being trapped in the fire that broke out during the fight. People brought the woman out of the burning house. Remove Advertisement Only Read News A fire broke out due to an electrical short circuit at 6 am on Tuesday, the next day before Diwali, at the dumping ground located in Bindravani of Municipal Corporation Mandi. The machinery of the contractor was completely burnt in this fire. Even after seven hours the fire could not be controlled. Firefighters are trying to control the fire. The garbage at the landfill caught fire due to sparks caused by a short circuit. Within a short time, the fire took a large form. The fire engulfed the drum machine. The machine and other equipment were completely burnt. Treader works to separate soil and compost from waste. Due to the fire of the machine, the problem arose not only for the contractor but also for the corporation. There was a loss of about Rs 15 lakh due to the fire. Smoke spreads in the area, smoke spreads in the whole area due to garbage catching fire. The Municipal Corporation informed the Sadar police about the fire in the dumping ground. The police are investigating the case Corporation Mayor Virendra Bhatt confirmed the loss of more than Rs 15 lakh due to the fire at the dumping ground. Fire broke out in a house in Kathon, an elderly woman narrowly escaped. Goods worth lakhs were burnt to ashes in a fire in a two-storey slate-clad house in Kathon village of Ladbhadol tehsil in Mandi district late on Monday night. At the time of the accident, an elderly woman was sleeping alone in the house, who was safely taken out by the villagers and promptly showed up. According to the information, the incident took place at 2 o’clock in the night. Shivi Devi’s wife Jagdish Sharma slept alone in her two-storey slate-clad house. Then suddenly flames started rising from the top floor of the house. Seeing the fire, the villagers reached the spot and immediately took the elderly woman safely out of the house. The fire brigade team of Baijnath reached the villagers and tried to douse the fire and also informed the fire brigade of Baijnath. As soon as the information was received, a team led by Vijay Sagwal, in-charge of fire station Baijnath, reached the spot. The fire brigade personnel brought the fire under control after much effort, but then all the household items kept on the upper floor were burnt to ashes. Ladbhadol Tehsildar Mukul Sharma said that the administration has ordered officials to visit the spot. He said on the basis of Patwari’s report appropriate financial assistance will be provided to the concerned elderly woman as per rules. Animal shed burnt in Baldwara, loss of Rs 1.5 lakh. A cattle pen was burnt to ashes due to a fire caused by firecrackers in Baldwara of Sarkaghat subdivision on Monday evening. This caused a loss of around Rs 1.5 lakh. When the villagers became aware of the fire in the cattle pen, the villagers informed the fire department. By the time fire brigade personnel from Sarkaghat reached the spot, the cattle shed had been burnt to ashes. Electronic items kept on the third floor burnt to ashes in the Bhojpur market of Sundernagar subdivision. Electronic items kept on the third floor burned to ashes. This caused a loss of around Rs 2 to 3 lakh. At around 11 pm, someone burst fireworks on the occasion of Diwali. The fireworks went out of control and entered the third floor of a house. Old electronic items were kept there. It was covered with a tarp. The sail caught fire due to sparks from the fireworks. The fire engulfed the electronic items. It includes fridge, LED, fans etc. On receiving the information, BBMB fire brigade personnel reached the spot. He brought the fire under control after much effort. If the fire had not been detected in time, a major accident could have occurred here. Many shops and houses in the market could have caught fire.