India, March 16 -- A fire broke out at a scrap godown in the Rupeenagar area of Talawade on Sunday, gutting a shop and a parked vehicle. No casualties were reported in the incident, officials said.

According to fire brigade officials, the blaze erupted around 2 pm. The fire brigade received a call about the incident at 2:08 pm. Three fire tenders were immediately dispatched, followed by five more as the situation escalated, to bring the fire under control.

"The fire started at the rear side of the scrap shop. Four employees present inside the godown noticed the flames and managed to run outside safely. The fire spread quickly due to the large quantity of scrap material stored inside the shop," said Chandrakant Ghule, fire officer.

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