A sudden fire broke out on Thursday morning at the police post at Dahra Mor in Nadbai area of Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. The accident occurred due to a short circuit, due to which the vehicles seized at the outpost were burnt to ashes. As soon as the information was received, the fire department vehicles reached the spot and after hard work, the fire was controlled. However, by then goods worth millions of rupees were burnt to ashes. But the police immediately seized the government records kept in the room.
The fire started at around 3:30 pm.
According to Edal Singh, in -charge of Dahra Mor Police Station, “A sudden change in the weather and strong winds at around 3:30 in the morning, there was a short circuit in the electric wire, causing a fire.” The incident included seized vehicles parked inside the outpost, including a tanker, three cars, a tempo and several motorcycles, caught fire and burnt to ashes.
The fire brigade was called in enthusiasm.
At first, the police personnel themselves tried to extinguish the fire by splashing water, but the fire continued to grow instead of extinguishing. The policemen first took out the records kept in the room and took them to a safe place. Nadbai and Uchain Municipality were informed and the fire brigade was called to the spot, with the help of which the fire was controlled by seven in the morning. However, vehicles and other items seized from the outpost were burnt. Total damage is being assessed.