Fire breaks out in two scrap godowns in Veraval; seven fire engines sent
Thick smoke spread over the Gokulnagar area on Junagadh Road, causing panic among residents.
A fire broke out in two scrap godowns in Veraval, in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district, on 10 November.
The godowns are in the Gokulnagar area on Junagadh Road, near a private hospital. Thick smoke rose over the area, and residents nearby panicked, the Gujarati daily Divya Bhaskar reported. Seven fire engines were sent to the spot.
Scrap godowns hold plastic, rubber and other material that burns fast and gives off heavy smoke.
The reports did not mention any injuries. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were not known when this story was published.
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