Gas cylinder blast in Vadodara no casualties reported

A fire was reported in the Lehripura Kharadiwad area in the evening due to the gas leakage from the cylinder. No casualties are reported in the incident and the fire department has to pressed 12 vehicles to control the fire.

It’s a panic situation in the old city area of Kharadiwad area in Lehripura when a leakage from gas cylinder cause fire in the area. The area is a mix occupancy where commercial and residential properties are there. The fire spread in the evening and the people rushed to help the affected.

Meanwhile the fire brigade also reached the spot but due to the congested area they find it hard to reach the location and control the fire.

“‘The area is a mix occupancy of both commercial and residential with most of wood structures inside. Due to a gas leakage the fire spread and location limitation prevents us to reach in time. However no casualties are reported and the mini vehicle comes to our rescue to control the fire. We pressed 12 vehicles, 40 jawans and three officers on the spot to control the fire,” said Deepak Gunjal chief fire officer Vadodara.