Bhubaneswar, May 17 -- A massive fire broke out at a tyre workshop-cum-depot in the Mancheswar Industrial Area in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

The blaze prompted a 3.5-hour containment operation that required 12 fire engines, 55 firefighters, and an advanced robotic monitor to bring the flames under control.

Fire officer, Anup Kumar Das, speaking to ANI, said, "On reaching the spot and seeing the intensity, I informed 6 other fire stations. With the help of 12 engines, 55 firefighters, DFO Bhubaneswar circle, and a robotic monitor, the fire was brought under control in around 3.5 hours."

Earlier, in a separate incident, a fire broke out in the Laxmisagar area of Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, claiming the lives of three people, an official said....