Two fire incidents in Pune damage vehicles, cause unknown

Two separate incidences of fire broke out in Pune on Tuesday morning, damaging more than 20 vehicles. Police are probing the causes of the blaze, and the reason is as yet unclear

Two separate incidences of fire broke out in Pune on Tuesday morning, damaging more than 20 vehicles. Police are probing the causes of the blaze, and the reason is as yet unclear.

The first incident took place at around 2:30 am at Ganesh Park society situated near Katraj in Pune, where around three four-wheelers and 15 two-wheelers, which were parked in the society building, caught fire.

The fire brigade team rushed to the spot in thirty minutes, after which the fire was doused. In the meantime, residents rushed to the building terrace as the thick flames had reached the third floor. A senior citizen sustained minor burn injuries and was rushed to hospital.

Another fire broke out at 1 pm opposite to Sahakarnagar police station, where a shop, two four-wheelers, an auto-rickshaw and a bike caught fire.

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