Four shanties destroyed in fire on Jassian road

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, April 16

A fire broke out in a few shanties situated on the Jassian road in the wee hours on Friday. Two fire tenders were used to control the fire. No loss of lives reported. Household goods were destroyed.

As per fire officials, the fire broke out at around 1.30 am. Local residents called the fire brigade to inform about the incident.

Within 10 minutes, the fire personnel reached the spot and started their efforts to control the situation.

Fire personnel faced difficulty in controlling the fire due to darkness. They had to struggle a lot in shanties in the absence

of electricity. They managed to douse the flames in one hour.

Fire officials said the cause of the fire was still not known and people residing in shanties said the fire started when one of the families was cooking something by lighting a fire. Since all shanties are close to each other, the fire spread fast.

Four shanties were completely destroyed in the fire. Later, the police reached the spot.

People living in other shanties in the area had rushed to safer places. Many of them had even took away their household goods from the shanties.