Around 150 scrap shops were gutted in a fire in the Kudalwadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, on Saturday. The blaze erupted on Friday night around 1:30 am but has since been controlled.
Preliminary information suggests that a short circuit may have caused the fire at this location. The intensity of the fire was severe, and complete control had not yet been achieved.
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Currently, firefighting teams from the city are working to extinguish the fire urgently. The fire has caused fear in the surrounding areas, prompting the administration to urge citizens to exercise caution.
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The severe fire has resulted in over 150 nearby scrap shops being gutted, with all the scrap turning to ashes. Additional firefighting teams from Pimpri-Chinchwad city have been deployed, but complete control over the fire has not yet been achieved.