GURGAON: Three shops were gutted after a transformer caught fire in a village in Gurgaon, officials said on Saturday.
The blaze was reported in Chakkarpur on Friday night and was doused within an hour, the officials said, adding that no casualties were reported.
The villagers alleged that the incident was caused due to the negligence of the electricity department.
They said that several complaints were made regarding the faulty transformer, but the authorities did not pay heed.
According to locals, a blaze erupted in the transformer around 9 pm on Friday. In no time, the entire transformer caught fire and there was a loud explosion.
The transformer oil started leaking and spilt onto the road, following which the fire spread rapidly. Three shops built near the transformer caught fire and the goods were burnt to ashes in minutes, the locals added.
On being informed, two fire tenders reached the spot and brought the blaze under control in an hour, Gulshan Kalra, Deputy Director, Technical, Gurgaon Fire Department, said.
"While three shops were gutted in fire, there was no loss of life in this incident", Kalra said.
(With PTI inputs)
