Nainital: A massive fire broke out late Tuesday evening in the building of Saraswati Shishu Mandir located near China Baba Temple in the densely populated Mallital area of ​​the city. The upper part of the school building was completely burnt by the fire. Seeing the magnitude of the fire, all the nearby houses were also evacuated. During this time, the Principal, who lives in a room in the school itself, was trapped inside with his two children.
Major fire broke out in Saraswati Shishu Mandir School, Nainital: Four vehicles of the fire department were engaged in extinguishing the fire. At around 7:30 pm, when people saw smoke rising from the school building, they informed the fire department. By the time the fire brigade personnel reached the spot, the fire had taken a huge form.
During this time, Principal Ramesh Tiwari, his son and daughter present in the school building were saved safely along with their pet dog. Police officials say that the first priority was to completely control the fire. Only after that the reasons for the fire can be told.
The fire broke out with a bang from the pine wood: A massive fire broke out in Saraswati Shishu Mandir School, located near China Baba Temple, surrounded by dense population and hotels in Mallital area of ​​Nainital. Within no time, dense smoke spread across the entire area. Seeing the severity of the fire, fire brigades were also called from Haldwani, Bhimtal and Bhawali.
The Principal and his son and daughter were saved: Policemen and firefighters arrived after receiving the information and started extinguishing the fire by creating a security cordon around the school. Local residents told that-
There were pine woods inside the school. Due to this the fire spread rapidly and it became difficult to control it. Once the fire erupted rapidly with a bang, during which the firefighters engaged in extinguishing the fire narrowly escaped getting caught in the flames. However, the fortunate thing was that the principal, his children and the pet dog present in the school at that time were rescued in time.
-Gaurav, local resident-
Fire brigade had to be called from many places: The special thing was seen that as soon as the local people got information about the fire, they all started working immediately to extinguish the fire. The entire emphasis of the firefighters was on somehow preventing the fire from spreading due to the presence of hotels all around. Although a large part of the fire was extinguished by late night, it took time to completely control the fire in the pine woods inside. According to officials, the full assessment of the loss will be clear only later. The SDM said that-
A massive fire broke out in the building of Saraswati Shishu Mandir. The administration took swift action and activated the disaster control room and Jal Sansthan team. Fire brigade teams from Haldwani, Bhimtal and Bhawali were also called and deployed in extinguishing the fire. The fire was brought under control in about an hour. People were trapped inside, who were rescued safely.
-Nawajish Khaliq, SDM, Nainital-
Major accident averted: fortunately This incident of fire in the school of Saraswati Shishu Mandir happened late in the evening. If the fire had occurred during the day, it could have caused huge damage. About 126 children study in this school. These days children are preparing for exams. His examination is to be held from Thursday. Children from nursery to 5th class study in this school. The children remained safe as the fire broke out late in the evening.