One killed as fire engulfs tea stall in Pune

A man was killed after a fire broke out at a tea stall in the Dhankwadi area of Maharashtras Pune on Sunday officials said adding that it was his first day on the job at the tea stall reported the PTIThe incident occurred around 415 pm and is suspected to have been caused by a leak from an LPG liquefied petroleum gas cylinderAccording to fire brigade officials a newly hired worker was heating milk when the fire erupted inside the shop as per the PTIThe worker who had joined today got trapped inside and sustained severe burns Fire personnel rescued him and rushed him to the hospital where he was declared dead said a fire brigade official according to the PTIThe fire has been extinguished and cooling operations are underway he addedThe incident comes after a major fire broke out at bioenergy firm Praj Matrix near Urwade in Mulshi tehsil of Pune district on Friday police saidNo casualty was reported in the blaze that started at 830pm in the server room on the first floor of the firms three storey structure said an officialIt quickly spread to the adjacent office and service floor on the second level The solar panels on the roof also caught fire Six fire engines were deployed at the site It has been brought under control and the cooling process is on he saidMassive fire breaks out in truck carrying gas cylinders in Mumbais DharaviA massive fire broke out in a truck carrying gas cylinders in Dharavi area of Mumbai on Monday night the civic officials saidThe incident took place at Nature Park in PNGP Colony on the SionDharavi Link Road in Dharavi they saidThe incident was first reported at 950 pm the officials said adding that following the information the Mumbai Fire Brigade and civic officials rushed to the spot and launched a firefighting operationThe BMC said that upon receiving the alert the Mumbai Fire Brigade MFB responded quickly and had initially declared the blaze as Level I minor fire at 1006 pm but it was later upgraded to Level II fire at 1007 pmAccording to the Mumbai Police the fire caused explosions in the cylindersThe police said that around three to four other vehicles parked next to the burning truck were damaged due to the fire The truck driverrsquos identity has been confirmed and authorities are in the process of detaining him for further questioningA total of 19 fire trucks from the fire brigade were deployed to bring the fire under control Senior police officers including the Senior Police Inspector from Dharavi Police Station and the Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police from Zone 5 were present at the spot during the relief and rescue operationswith PTI inputs