As suddenly fire broke out in a house in the Saradiya village of Virpur taluka in Mahisagar district. Organisations from the village had demanded a fire-fighting facility in December last year under the leadership of the Gujarat Kshatriya Thakor Sena (GKTS). One person died and one shifted to hospital due to seriously injuries. The incident took place late night at the kutcha house of one Bhalabhai Solanki when he was sleeping along with his wife and two children. The fire is suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit in the house. Virpur taluka mamlatdar V D Patel said that the representations may have been done before he arrived. He said that a major hurdle for setting up a fire station in the taluka was the fact that it did not have any municipality. “Fire brigades are set up in municipalities as a policy so far. They are in a position to maintain the facility,” he said.
Patel added that there are also no industrial units in the taluka that keep fire tenders. He said that the victim in the incident on Friday night had died as a plastic sheet used on the roof of the house caught fire and fell on him giving him little chance to escape. Also, fodder had been kept in the house making things worse.
Fire breaks out at a house in village, 1 died, 1 seriously injured shifted to hospital
