Garhwa: A fire broke out at MG Contractors Pvt Ltd’s road construction camp at Akalwani village in Garhwa district on Saturday night. All 65 workers sleeping in the three blocks of the staff quarters escaped safely, police said.Work is being carried out on a stretch of NH-39 from Khajuri village to Wyndhamganj.Rakesh Kumar, the cashier of the construction company, said, “The blaze broke out in one of the staff quarters due to short circuit and spread rapidly to the remaining two blocks. Strong wind fanned the flames.”Two workers sustained burn injuries while attempting to douse the fire. The injured were identified as Mahadev Sah and Nepal Sahu. They were taken to Meral hospital and released after treatment, sources said.Meral police station officer-in-charge Vishnu Kant said, “All the three blocks of the staff quarters were completely gutted. However, there was no casualty. Assessment of the damage caused by the fire is under way.”
