Two fire incidents were occurred in the city on Friday, fire brigade sources said. The first incident occurred on II Chandrigar Road, where fire erupted in a building housing offices of a private shipping company. The fire turned furniture, documents and gadgets into ashes. The fire erupted in the ground and first floors of the building at about 12:30 pm, an official said. The possible cause of the fire appeared to be short circuit.
Eighteen fire tenders including a Snorkel participated in fire fighting operation, which took about four hours to extinguish the fire. In another incident, fire broke out in the office of a private company situated at 9th floor of Business Avenue about 4:00 am on Friday. Five fire tenders including a Snorkel participated in fire fighting operation.