Fire breaks out in scrap dump in Bamunimaidam area of Guwahati

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: An incident of fire took place at a scrap material godown in the Bamunimaidam area of Guwahati. According to local people, the fire broke out at around 2 a.m. on Thursday, and firefighters continued to work hard to completely extinguish the fire.

The godown had large quantities of scrap materials, including plastic items and other combustible materials. It became difficult for the firefighters to completely extinguish the flames as these materials continued to burn under the surface. Although the firefighters could bring the flames under control in a limited time.

The firefighters mentioned that they could stop the fire from spreading into the nearby buildings within the hour, but it took them a very long time to completely douse the flame given the amount of combustible substances present in the godown. Although the exact cause of the fire has not been known yet, local people have speculated that it could have been due to an electrical short circuit or could have been arson by some miscreant. The local people, however, commended the efforts of the personnel from the fire and emergency services as they worked hard through the night to prevent any untoward incidents.

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