Rajouri, Nov 8: Panic gripped Jammu City on Sunday evening after a massive fire broke out at the Ware House near Bikram Chowk, spreading to several adjoining structures, including business establishments, and triggering a large-scale firefighting operation.
The flames were however yet to be controlled.
As per reports, flames erupted from a structure in Jammu’s Ware House and soon spread in adjacent structures engulfing a multiple structures that primarily include business establishments.
Traders having their establishments in ware house said that property worth several hundred crores is already damaged and flames were yet to be controlled.
” We cannot comment on number of shops or other structures presently engulfed in fire but the damage is huge and we are not sure when the flames will be brought under control.” traders said.
They accused delayed action of Fire and Emergency Services saying that timely arrival of fire tenders could have reduced the incident to small scale but delay in arrival of fire tenders is the reason of such a huge spread of flames.
” We are also going to observe a bandh on this.” they claimed.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Minga Sherpa and SSP Jammu Joginder Singh are also camping at site supervising the firefighting operation in which more than eight fire tenders were deployed earlier while authorities have also requisitioned for more tenders.
