Pune, November 28: A massive fire broke out in a slum in Maharashtra's Pune on Wednesday. According to a tweet by ANI, the fire incident was reported from Patil Estate Lane no 3, near Shivajinagar in Pune. Reports inform that a total of thirty fire tenders were rushed to the spot. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. More details awaited.

According to a preliminary investigation by Police, the blaze is believed to have erupted due to a short circuit in the area. A similar incident was reported from Pune earlier this month, where a factory near Bhavani Peth in Pune was engulfed in fire. Nearly nine fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. Mumbai: Fire Erupts Near Bandra Railway Station.

#Visuals from Maharashtra: Firefighting operations are underway in Pune's Shivajinagar where a fire broke out in a slum area at Patil Estate Lane no 3 today. 30 fire tenders are present at the spot. pic.twitter.com/DJWspPMQiw — ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2018

#Visuals from Maharashtra: Fire has broken out in a slum area at Patil Estate Lane no 3, near Shivajinagar in Pune. 6 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/6qGprKqZ3R — ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2018

Earlier in October, at least two people were killed after a fire broke out in a slum area in Pune. Reports inform that the blaze erupted after a gas cylinder exploded in a shanty located at Dalvinagar in Pimpri Chinchwad area on the city’s outskirts.

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