....Today at around 5:30 PM, as usual was returning to home from office... to my surprise and astonishment, entire Old Airport road was empty with not even a single vehicle on road apart from a distant siren to add to it there were too many people out on streets... I was surprised, was curious, at the same time contemplating what could be the reason... With in no time I realized this is something big happened... may be another bomb blast or some riot or some unnecessary and violent protest rally (may be against the North Indians)... When i reached nearer I saw, broken windows and glass walls, I was even more kind of scared... With all these confusions in mind (I would prefer using the word confusion, you may take it as fear) I preffred to pass the Domlur circle at the earliest which was center of all the Hungama and more of Drama. (I really appologize for using this word Drama, but the people standing out there, on the streets, over the footpaths, from office corridors, over the flyover; the media; and the people sitting in front of the Television were all watching the Drama or the Tamasha)
Well soon after crossing the Domlur circle I stopped my bike and enquired a passer by about what had happened, he replied "Not sure!!! some fire broke out, people trapped in there...". Even I am taken aback by the next line I spoke; "Only fire na, theek hai", I said with a sigh of relief and moved on.
Later I discovered what had I just said, boss there are people in there, TRAPPED!!!, there life could be in danger... Thought just crossed over my mind... what has happened to us we take a SIGH of RELIEF, when we hear its a fire that broke down in the building... thank God its no terrorist attck or even worse its not one of those hate demonstrations carried out by some Guided Fools, guided by some Foolheads; its just a Fire, Fire fighting bodies can take care...and it will not last more than a few more hours.... most if not all people will be safe...
Keeping my thoughts aside... 9 people have lost thier life, 30 severly injured... its said that security norms in the building were not met... well this is not my job... another committee would be appointed (of retired judges who would earn for another year) to submit a report (of practically no use)...
I owe my sincere condolence for the loss... I really feel low and sorry...
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An blogger/writer I never knew of, apart from the frivolities of our life, a very few reflect on the serious topics. A nice account of a commoner's feeling about 'just a fire'. Keep jotting such accounts, it gives us time to reflect.
Thanks a lot for such wonderful words and appreciation... I will try to make note of all such incidents I come accross...
Your writing made me revisit the purposefully forgotten evening.your narration is so accurate that I again visualized it against my will.I too was a silent viewer of that big road side DRAMA- So many pseudo sympathiser blocking the road so that they can video shoot the entire episode. After all pathos always sells.keep narrating(But this time only of gud memories)
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