A fire incident is being reported in a timber warehouse in Buta Mandi, in Jalandhar around 5 AM on Thursday. The fire quickly intensified, with flames and smoke from the blaze was visible from a considerable distance. The incident caused panic among the nearby residents and surrounding areas. The local residents tried to extinguish the fire by throwing water with help of buckets available at that moment. However, their efforts were in vain as the fire did not get in control.
Later, the fire department was informed. The fire fighters arrived at the scene and brought the blaze under control. The presence of large quantity of timber in the warehouse caused major difficulty to the firefighters. Fortunately, there were no causalities reported in the incident, although the goods stored in the warehouse were gutted in the fire. Allegedly, the cause of fire is said to be an electrical short circuit.