Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 16 (ANI): One person was hospitalized after a massive fire broke out at a restaurant and banquet hall in Gorakhpur in the early hours of Sunday, a fire department official said. Fire tenders were rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames.
Gorakhpur CFO Santosh Kumar Rai detailed the incident, stating that four fire tenders arrived at the Atharva Veda Banquet Hall to bring the situation under control. “On November 16, early in the morning, Fire Station Golghar received a call reporting a fire at the Atharva Veda Banquet Hall, opposite the Fauj Museum, under the jurisdiction of Thana Ramgarh Tal. I reached the spot along with four fire tenders,” he said.
He added that the fire had spread across all four floors of the building. One person was found unconscious in a washroom on the first floor and was immediately taken to the hospital for medical examination and treatment. “On arrival, I noticed that all four floors of the building were burning. As we began dousing the fire, we found one person in the washroom on the first floor, who was immediately sent to the hospital. Later, we managed to bring the fire under control. The initial investigation suggests that a short circuit caused the fire,” he told ANI.
An investigation is underway to determine further details. (ANI)
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