<p>Bareilly (UP): A heap of plastic gas pipes stored along the Nainital highway here caught fire after sparks from an overhead power line, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred around 10:30 pm on Tuesday.</p>.<p>They said a fault in the overhead electric line led to sparks falling on a pile of plastic PNG (piped natural gas) pipes and cables stored near the roadside.</p>.<p>The highly flammable material quickly caught fire, leading to a massive blaze which was visible from a long distance.</p>.Woman killed by nephews over land dispute in Uttar Pradesh.<p>As a precautionary measure, traffic on both sides of the Nainital highway was halted, Bareilly Additional Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Akmal Khan.</p>.<p>Vehicular movement was suspended for nearly half an hour, resulting in a traffic snarl on the busy route, locals said.</p>.<p>Several fire tenders were rushed to the site and firefighting operations continued for over an hour, the ASP said.</p>.<p>“The fire is suspected to have been triggered by an electric spark following a power line fault. A thorough probe will be conducted by the fire department,” a fire official said.</p>.<p>Abhishek, an officer of the company laying the pipes, said the pipes had been stored for laying new gas lines and were worth several lakhs of rupees.</p>.<p>“The entire stock was gutted in the fire, causing heavy losses to the company,” he claimed.</p>
<p>Bareilly (UP): A heap of plastic gas pipes stored along the Nainital highway here caught fire after sparks from an overhead power line, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred around 10:30 pm on Tuesday.</p>.<p>They said a fault in the overhead electric line led to sparks falling on a pile of plastic PNG (piped natural gas) pipes and cables stored near the roadside.</p>.<p>The highly flammable material quickly caught fire, leading to a massive blaze which was visible from a long distance.</p>.Woman killed by nephews over land dispute in Uttar Pradesh.<p>As a precautionary measure, traffic on both sides of the Nainital highway was halted, Bareilly Additional Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Akmal Khan.</p>.<p>Vehicular movement was suspended for nearly half an hour, resulting in a traffic snarl on the busy route, locals said.</p>.<p>Several fire tenders were rushed to the site and firefighting operations continued for over an hour, the ASP said.</p>.<p>“The fire is suspected to have been triggered by an electric spark following a power line fault. A thorough probe will be conducted by the fire department,” a fire official said.</p>.<p>Abhishek, an officer of the company laying the pipes, said the pipes had been stored for laying new gas lines and were worth several lakhs of rupees.</p>.<p>“The entire stock was gutted in the fire, causing heavy losses to the company,” he claimed.</p>