Posted on 29 November 2011
A massive fire wreaked havoc in the Saint Andrews Hindustani Church near the Turf Club on Monday morning. The Central Fire Station officer, Sunil Gilbile informed that “We got a call around 8.05 am. The fire had started at dawn and spread to the entire building. The cause could be a short circuit.” It took one hour for these fire fighters to bring the fire under control. Five fire engines and four water tankers were used for the purpose.
Although no casualties have been reported so far, there has been a lot of damage inside the building. It church was constructed in 1860 and represented to architecture of a British era. The teak wood inside the building fuelled the fire and burnt the alter, benches, marriage records, 200 chairs, pulpit, music system, two computers and about 2,000 religious books. Fr Steven David said that the total damage amounts to almost one crore.
The management of the Church believes that it is a sabotage and want the police and the government to probe the incident thoroughly and conduct an “impartial enquiry”. After visiting the church, Bishop Thomas Dabre remarked that “It does not appear to be an accident. We suspect this is a case of sabotage as such a huge fire cannot be caused by short-circuit.” The fire brigade is yet to find out how the fire could have started in the church. Parishioner Samson Bhite has reason to believe that it was impossible for such a massive destruction to take place within a matter of half an hour. He said that an electrical short circuit could not have started the fire as it had been changed last year.
At around eight in the morning, the security guard saw smoke coming out of the church and called the fire brigade. The fire spread inside the building within a matter of minutes. When people came to know about the incident, they gathered there and wept openly. It was very painful for them to see that everything inside the church was destroyed. Venkatesh Bharata, the treasurer of the church was saddened by the incident. He said, “I started crying. It felt like my own house was burning. But we have decided that we will restore the church to its earlier glory before Christmas.”
Gilbile said they received a call at about 8:15 in the morning, and immediately sent a fire engine to extinguish the fire. “But we realized the magnitude of the blaze while on our way to the spot and asked the control room to send more fire tenders. When we reached the church, the entire structure was engulfed in flames.”
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