Summary:
Around 4.20 am, a major fire broke out under shed number 3 at the grain market today. Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel also visited the spot and issued directions to the authorities. Over 2,500 bales of gunny bags, 20-quintal maize, 1,700-tonne wheat and a truck were under the shed. The Hafed DM, VP Malik, said, “The matter is being investigated and a complaint has also been lodged at the Ambala City police station. Besides Ambala City and Ambala Cantonment, fire engines were summoned from the Aarmy station, Naraingarh, Kaithal, Panchkula and Kurukshetra to battle the flames and it took nearly 11 hours to douse the flames..