Two rescued from fire in Vesu

Surat: Two persons were rescued from the second floor of a commercial complex in Vesu after a major fire broke out in the cable duct of the complex on Wednesday evening.
Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) fire and emergency department officials said that the incident occurred at Canal Walk Shoppers Complex located on Canal Road at about 6pm. Premises houses about 200 shops, offices and a marriage hall. There was a fire in the cable duct following a short circuit in the meter box on the ground floor. The fire spread in the duct till the fourth floor. A boy and a girl, whose identities could not be ascertained, were stuck on the second floor. Firemen rescued them using turntable ladders.
Chief fire officer Basant Pareek said: “Five fire tenders were deployed. We had to use turntable ladder to rescue victims stuck on the second floor after breaking front elevation window.” tnn