CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, Due to unknown reasons, a sudden fire broke out in the standing wheat crop this afternoon near the slaughter house located on Titro Road in Gangoh police station area of Saharanpur district. The fire caused panic among the pedestrians. Akshay Khatana, a passerby, resident of Rambagh, Gangoh, informed the police about the fire by calling dial 112. After receiving the information, Pushpendra Kumar, posted on Dial 112 vehicle, reached the spot and informed the fire brigade about the incident. After which the PRV police took immediate action and brought the fire under control. According to the information, fire broke out due to unknown reasons in the standing wheat crop in the field of farmer Karashan on Teetro Road in Gangoh police station area. The fire started moving rapidly towards the standing wheat crop. The fire was controlled with the help of PRV police and fire brigade who reached the spot after getting information. According to the farmer, about four bighas of wheat crop was burnt to ashes due to the fire. Due to which there has been a loss of approximately forty thousand rupees. The cause of the fire is not yet clear. The fortunate thing is that there was no loss of life in the said arson.