Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 11

A fire at an eatery at the Urban Estate, Phase II, which started on Tuesday night, continued to rage till Wednesday afternoon. Officials of the Fire Department said they pressed 50 fire engines into service to douse the flames, but the smoke kept billowing from shop premises.

Officials of the department said they received a call regarding fire at an eatery ‘Nanak Di Hatti’ at 11 pm on Tuesday night. The three-storey building caught fire due to unknown reasons, officials added.

Lachman Das, Assistant Divisional Fire Officer (AFDO) said, “Our office received a call regarding a fire at 11 pm on Tuesday. Fire tenders were rushed to the site to douse flames.”

Fifty fire tenders were pressed into service, the ADFO added. “The water sprayed into the building from fire tenders has started boiling due to heat and hot oil on the premises. The eatery’s store has been filled with water, but the smoke continues to emanate. We also broke into the building with the help of a JCB machine to release smoke into the open,” said the ADFO.

“Officials are not aware of the exact cause of fire. No one has been hurt in the incident,” the ADFO added.