Navin Kumar
Port Blair, June 03: Prompt response of Fire Brigade team prevented a major catastrophe at the Indian Bank, Port Blair branch this morning, at Babu Line.
At about 10:20am, because of malfunctioning of a Generator Set smoke began to emanate inside the bank. When Fire Services was informed they reached the spot and controlled the situation on time.
Talking to Andaman Sheekha, Inspector S S Khan said that this happened due to overheating of Generator Set. Thick wisps of smoke were released into the air, but the strong smell of burnt plastic made it easy for bank employees to detect the threat and address the situation.
A minor fire was also averted from the office of Andaman Nicobar Social Welfare Board which occurred due to Short Circuit this morning at around 11am.
