Gurugram: Around 65 huts were gutted in a massive fire in Loka slum in Sector 65 here on Saturday. A fire officer gave this information.
The official said preliminary investigation revealed that the cause of the fire was leakage of cooking gas.
According to the police, the fire broke out in Sector 65 area at around 10 am. He said five fire tenders were immediately pressed into service and the fire was brought under control but 65 huts were gutted.
Police said there were no reports of any casualties or burns.
After receiving the information, DCP South Siddhant Jain and his team reached the spot and took many people including small children out of the slums.
A senior police officer said these huts were constructed by three persons - Ombir, Shyambir and Sagar, residents of Ramgarh village, who later handed over the work to contractor Hamid, a native of West Bengal. Hamid used to rent huts to migrants and charge Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 per month, the officer said.
"During the investigation, it was revealed that this entire construction was done illegally and no safety norms were followed. This incident happened due to the negligence of these people and a case has been registered against these four persons under relevant sections of the IPC. An FIR has been registered in the sector below." 65 police station, DCP Jain said.
Two weeks ago, in a similar incident in Sector 54, 300 huts were burnt to ashes.
The official said preliminary investigation revealed that the cause of the fire was leakage of cooking gas.
According to the police, the fire broke out in Sector 65 area at around 10 am. He said five fire tenders were immediately pressed into service and the fire was brought under control but 65 huts were gutted.
Police said there were no reports of any casualties or burns.
After receiving the information, DCP South Siddhant Jain and his team reached the spot and took many people including small children out of the slums.
A senior police officer said these huts were constructed by three persons - Ombir, Shyambir and Sagar, residents of Ramgarh village, who later handed over the work to contractor Hamid, a native of West Bengal. Hamid used to rent huts to migrants and charge Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 per month, the officer said.
"During the investigation, it was revealed that this entire construction was done illegally and no safety norms were followed. This incident happened due to the negligence of these people and a case has been registered against these four persons under relevant sections of the IPC. An FIR has been registered in the sector below." 65 police station, DCP Jain said.
Two weeks ago, in a similar incident in Sector 54, 300 huts were burnt to ashes.
