Gurgaon: Two major fires broke out separately in the city on Saturday and Sunday — one tearing through a slum near Sikandarpur and another gutting a plastic manufacturing unit and adjoining warehouses in the Bajghera area. Around 100 huts and three warehouses were destroyed. No casualties were reported in either incident.The first fire broke out around 9:30 PM on Saturday in the slum near Sikandarpur. It began in one hut and spread rapidly to nearby ones, with gas cylinders stored inside exploding one by one. More than a dozen fire tenders were pressed into action.A resident said, “The fire spread so quickly — we were all inside our house when we heard people shouting. As soon as we came out, two houses were already burning. We rushed the family to safety. There was no time to gather any household items.”The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and an investigation has been ordered.The second fire broke out at a plastic manufacturing unit on Sunday around 5am. Workers who first noticed the blaze tried to contain it with water and soil, but the flames intensified rapidly due to highly flammable plastic and scrap material, forcing them to alert the fire brigade and police. At least six fire tenders reached the spot by 5.15am. The blaze spread to two adjacent timber warehouses before being brought under control nearly four hours later.Police evacuated nearby areas as a precautionary measure. Thick black smoke and fumes spread across the locality, affecting residents of five to six housing societies. Workers were also deployed to remove goods from the premises to minimize losses.The exact cause remains under investigation, though a short circuit or stray spark is suspected.
