Fire in liquor vend kills 40-year-old worker

  • | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018

He was working at the liquor vend for last few years. The incident took place around 1.15 am when the victim was sleeping inside the vend after locking it from inside. Police said the two unused gas cylinders were lying inside the liquor store. "There is a tavern adjoining the liquor store. We had to cut the tin roof of the vend to enter.

MOHALI: A 40-year-old man was burnt alive after a fire broke out in a liquor vend in Kurawala village Derabassi , in the early hours of Monday.The fire brigade struggled for around two hours to control the blaze.According to police, the victim has been identified as Sugreev (40), a native of Hiamchal Pradesh. He was working at the liquor vend for last few years. The incident took place around 1.15 am when the victim was sleeping inside the vend after locking it from inside. Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, said fire officials.The fire brigade had to break the roof of the tin shed to gain entry. "Prima facie it seems the fire broke out due to a short circuit. A cylinder too blew up," said an official. Police said the two unused gas cylinders were lying inside the liquor store. One of them was empty. "There is a tavern adjoining the liquor store. The workers had most probably kept the cylinders," said Derabassi fire officer Manjeet Singh. He said they received information about the fire around 1.15am. A security guard deployed at a factory situated nearby spotted the fire. "Immediately, three fire tenders from Derabassi fire station reached the spot. We had to cut the tin roof of the vend to enter. We controlled the fire in two hours," he added.

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