Kanpur Nrews: There was chaos due to a massive fire in the restaurant, the flames were brought under control after two hours of hard work - Kanpur restaurant fire major fire break investigation underway

Updated: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 02:16 (IST) A massive fire broke out in a restaurant in Saket Nagar, Kanpur. Local people immediately informed the fire brigade, which brought the fire under control after two hours of effort. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but it is suspected that the fire may have been caused by firecrackers. According to the restaurant owner, there was a loss of around Rs 1 crore in this incident. The police are investigating the case Fire broke out in the hotel in Saket Nagar. Jagran Jagran Correspondent, Kanpur. A massive fire broke out in a restaurant in Saket Nagar in the early hours of Tuesday. The local people saw the rising flames and informed UP-112 and the restaurant operator. After about half an hour, two fire engines reached the spot, with the help of which the fire could be controlled after about two hours. Remove advertisement Read Only News However, there was no loss of life in the fire. The cause of the fire could not be known. Prima facie there is a possibility of fire being caused by firecrackers. Krishna Kumar Gupta, a resident of Saket Nagar of Kidwai Nagar police station area, owns a Shubham restaurant in the area. About six months ago, he built a new restaurant called Shubham Food Journey in the neighborhood. Around 18:00 on Tuesday, the guard of Deep Cinema who was opposite saw flames coming from the restaurant. After this, the guard informed the restaurant owner and UP-112 about the fire. After this, two vehicles from the police station and Fazalganj fire station reached the spot. Firefighters stopped the fire from spreading by spraying water. Despite this, the general store shop of Ashok Bajpai, resident of Ashok Nagar, also got burnt due to the fire. According to the restaurant owner, there was a loss of around Rs 1 crore due to the fire. Dharmendra Kumar Ram, head of the Kidwai Nagar police station, said the cause of the fire could not be clarified. The fire was probably caused by firecrackers. CC cameras are scrutinized to find out the obvious reason.