Nagpur: A 17-year-old girl died while her parents and minor brother sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out in a warehouse filled with perfume bottles and chemicals in Nagpur city on Wednesday morning and smoke engulfed the entire building. Went. , police officials said.
A fire broke out at around 6 am in the warehouse located on the ground floor of a two-storey building near Khapri locality in Itwari area. He said the building also housed a toy shop, Renuka Novelty, which was run by Praveen Bhakde, who lived with his family on the second floor.
The fire, the cause of which is not yet known, spread rapidly and engulfed the entire building, trapping the distraught family, officials said.
Nine fire engines of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) faced difficulties in reaching the spot due to narrow and congested streets in the area. To save the Bhakade family, fire fighters used a ladder to climb to the second floor, he said.
They pulled out shop owner Praveen Bhakde (44), his wife Preeti (39) and their son Raunak (15) and took them to Mayo Hospital for treatment of minor burn injuries. Officials said the couple's daughter, Anushka Bhakade, was found unconscious in the toilet due to smoke inhalation and was taken to the hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.
He said firefighters brought the fire under control after more than four hours of efforts and prevented it from spreading to nearby buildings.
Tehsil police have registered a case of accidental death and started investigation.
A fire broke out at around 6 am in the warehouse located on the ground floor of a two-storey building near Khapri locality in Itwari area. He said the building also housed a toy shop, Renuka Novelty, which was run by Praveen Bhakde, who lived with his family on the second floor.
The fire, the cause of which is not yet known, spread rapidly and engulfed the entire building, trapping the distraught family, officials said.
Nine fire engines of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) faced difficulties in reaching the spot due to narrow and congested streets in the area. To save the Bhakade family, fire fighters used a ladder to climb to the second floor, he said.
They pulled out shop owner Praveen Bhakde (44), his wife Preeti (39) and their son Raunak (15) and took them to Mayo Hospital for treatment of minor burn injuries. Officials said the couple's daughter, Anushka Bhakade, was found unconscious in the toilet due to smoke inhalation and was taken to the hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.
He said firefighters brought the fire under control after more than four hours of efforts and prevented it from spreading to nearby buildings.
Tehsil police have registered a case of accidental death and started investigation.
