Jaipur Fire: The last nine hours have been a nightmare for Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Three major fire incidents have raised serious questions about the city’s safety systems. First, goods worth millions of rupees were destroyed in a fire at a JCB plant in Jaipur. Now, fires at a coaching institute in Mahesh Nagar, a residential apartment in Karni Vihar, and a JCB warehouse on Ajmer Road have plunged the entire city into panic.
Fire at Coaching Institute, Lives Narrowly Saved
Late Monday night, around 9 PM, a transformer in Sultan Nagar, Mahesh Nagar, short-circuited with a loud explosion. Sparks from the explosion reached a nearby coaching institute, causing a massive fire. Students were present in the institute at the time.
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Within moments, smoke filled the library and classrooms. Police and firefighters took charge and safely evacuated the children trapped on the upper floors through a back exit using a tin shed. However, students’ books and furniture were destroyed in the fire.
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Apartment Rocked by Cylinder Explosion
In the afternoon, a massive fire broke out in a flat at Vinayak Apartment in Karni Vihar. During the rescue operation, a gas cylinder exploded. The flames intensified, becoming even more ferocious. Head Constable Shankar Lal, who was involved in the rescue efforts, fainted and was admitted to SMS Hospital.
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The Civil Defence team acted swiftly and safely evacuated more than 50 people trapped in the apartment. The explosion was so powerful that a wall of the flat collapsed.