Pune: The Bigbasket Warehouse Online Supermarket in Bavdhan Budduk Off Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass was preserved in a broken fire at around 11:30 a.m.
on Sunday.
Nothing was reportedly injured.
Warehouse, spread over 25,000 sqft and consists of most large tin warehouses that store food, oil, vegetables, domestic goods and other items, along with 21 electric vehicles used to transport goods, damaged.
“Safe, which contains around RS6 Lakh cash is partly damaged.
We are looking for a key from ash and removing all cash,” Pune Fire Brigade Pathrudkar said.
A corporate spokesman said in a statement, “The fire broke out at Pune Big Basket Godown on Sunday night between 11pm and 12:00 which resulted in the damage of most assets in it.
The initial investigation shows that it is the result of a short circuit in wrong A bicycle filling unit.
“It added,” Our team is conducting a detailed investigation.
Fortunately, the fire alarm is activated because employees throughout the night Shift can be assembled in a safe area.
On a large basket, our employees will always be our first priority if possible.
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we will decide on further action after all the investigations carried out and the situation has been assessed properly.
“fire Chief Pune, Prashant Ranpise told TOI,” Prima facie, appears to be a short circuit caused the fire most likely.
” Balkrushna Sawant Inspector from Police Hinjewadi said, “The fire team from the Public Works Department will examine the site to determine the cause of the fire and is expected to submit the same report.
For now, we have registered an accidental fire case.” With the help of MIDC, PMRDA and Pimpri Chinchwad Fire Brigade, The Blaze controlled at 2:30 a.m.
on Monday and the cooling operation lasts until 5.30 in the morning.
“We managed to save more than 20 tricycles and four,” said Pathrudkar.
One warehouse employee on the site told toi on Monday that Blaze began with the point of filling out electric vehicles and spread to the adjacent cold air conditioning unit and other areas.
“There are around 10-12 people in the warehouse because there are many remaining due to changes in shift time.
The two security guards are also on duty,” said the employee when the fire grew in the intensity, residents of Bavdhan Budrup rushed to the site and began to remind and help those who were on In a warehouse move to safer places.
“The warehouse also employs many hearing individuals and disturbed speeches and they are transferred to safer places in priority,” said Bandal, eyewitnesses.
“As soon as the fire broke out from the electronic vehicle charging station, two security guards immediately began to notify employees in the warehouse.” One of the guards, Amol Gaikwad, also tried to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher.
But, it is not proven to be useful.
I then forced him to come out, “said the city.
He said some lightweight commercial vehicles were parked in the warehouse.” When the fire was large, the owner of this vehicle began to shout for help.
Some local residents broke the glasses of windows from many of these vehicles and pushed them out.
It’s hard to touch the vehicle because of heat.
The villagers soak their hands in the mud and push the vehicle out.
“Relatives of bombs have land where the warehouse has been developed for storage and distribution of various items mainly to distribute in Baner, Bavdhan, Kothrud and Shivajinagar.
Guard Amol Gaikwad said there was a can of around 400 liters of diesel for generators.” We shift diesel outside.
With the help of Fire Brigade, “he said.
The fire affected the company’s distribution work for most in areas such as Kothrud, Warje, Baner, Bavdhan and Shivajinagar.” My wife tried to order for some food ingredients.
But he received a message that all slots were on Monday, “Warje Resident Sameer Joshi told toi.