Fire in Bombay Stores

PUNE, Jan 31: A major blaze gutted the Bombay Swadeshi Stores shop on Mahatma Gandhi Road in the Pune Cantonment area, on Saturday night. Nobody was injured in the mishap.

A resident, who noticed smoke bellowing from the shop, tipped off the Central Fire Brigade around 10.15 pm. The Central Fire Brigade and the fire fighting unit of Pune Cantonment Board rushed three fire tenders to put off the fire.

The blaze was brought under control within 15 minutes. Details about the cause of fire and extent of damage caused could not be ascertained till late in the night.