Patna: A major fire broke out late Tuesday night at a tent house near Arun Bagh in the Mehndi Ganj police station area of Patna City, destroying goods worth over ₹10 lakh. The blaze is suspected to have been caused by a stray firecracker.
According to eyewitnesses, flames engulfed the entire tent house within minutes. Tent house owner Hira Mahato said the fire started when smoke began rising from a corner of the warehouse, which quickly spread to nearby materials. “Within no time, the fire reached the other end and consumed everything,” he said.
Local residents immediately rushed to help, attempting to control the flames with buckets of water while alerting the Mehndi Ganj police and the fire brigade. Firefighters, including teams with small and bullet vehicles, reached the spot and managed to bring the fire under control after a strenuous effort.
Fire brigade in-charge Gaya Nand Singh said narrow lanes leading to the site made it difficult for vehicles to access the area. “Despite the hurdles, our teams managed to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby structures,” he said.
By the time the blaze was doused, almost all items in the warehouse had been reduced to ashes. Mahato said the damage included over 500 fiber chairs, costly decorative fabrics, LED wedding lights, bamboo structures, a handcart, and a scooter.
He added that most of the materials were newly purchased for the upcoming wedding season in December, with several items sourced from Kolkata. “Everything we had arranged for the December weddings is gone,” Mahato said, lamenting the heavy loss.
Authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire, but initial reports point to a firecracker spark as the trigger.
