PONDA
A major portion of the plastic warehouse of Bishnoi Sales Corporation at Dhavali-Farmagudi bypass road near Hotel Greenland went up in flames due to a massive fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon.
Around 15 fire tenders from Ponda and also from Margao, Panaji, Curchorem were roped in to fight the massive inferno.
The estimated loss to the warehouse is pegged at around Rs one crore. The plastic chairs stored in the godown were compburnt in the fire along with other plastic materials.
The reason for the fire is not known. Some workers who were coming out of the building at around 2.30 pm noticed the fire after which the fire personnel were alerted.
The fire brigade which rushed to the spot first evacuated persons from a nearby housing colony. Due to the combustible material like plastic the fire raged intensely.
One fire personal Ashirwad Satardekar suffered burn injuries to his leg
Fire Services Director Nitin Raikar also arrived at the spot to see the gravity of the fire and guide his personnel. Local MLA Sudin Dhavalikar also visited the site.
