Fire breaks out at Sher-e-Punjab restaurant on Gwalior's LIC crossing, no casualties

A fire broke out at the Sher-e-Punjab restaurant at the busy LIC crossing in Gwalior on Wednesday morning. Shopkeepers in the area saw a plume of smoke rising from the restaurant and alerted the fire brigade.

The flames soon engulfed a large part of the restaurant. A fire brigade team reached the spot and stopped the fire from spreading by spraying water. The blaze was brought under control after considerable effort. Fortunately, no one was killed and there were no casualties in the incident.

The restaurant's owner, Purushottam Ramsanehi, had reached his establishment at about 6 am on Wednesday, as he does every day. He performed a puja, lit a lamp and returned home. Some time later, he received a phone call saying the restaurant was on fire. On hearing this, he rushed to the spot.

The incident is said to have taken place between about 7:15 am and 7:30 am.

A short circuit is also suspected to have caused the fire. Padav police station personnel also reached the spot on receiving information. Police are now trying to establish the actual cause of the fire and assessing the extent of the damage.