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A November memory.

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Mussourie's 133-year-old historic hotel which housed skating rink gutted in massive fire

The 12-room Sidus Rink hotel located on the Camel Back Road was undergoing renovation. Prima facie, a short circuit appears to have caused the fire.

DEHRADUN: A massive fire broke out at the historic Sidus Rink hotel in Mussoorie in the early hours of Sunday destroying it completely. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained while preliminary investigation is suspecting an electrical short circuit.

The 12-room Sidus Rink hotel located on the Camel Back Road was undergoing renovation.

It housed what was once Asia’s largest wood-floor skating rink which was burnt to ashes.

According to the police, the owner of the hotel was sleeping in his room and was rescued by breaking open his window. Three hotel staff, who were trapped inside at the time of the blaze, were rescued safely, Mussoorie Station House Officer Shankar Singh told PTI.

Speaking to this newspaper, Station Fire Officer Dheeraj Singh Tadiyal said, “We received a call about a fire here at 5:10 am. A small fire tender was first sent to douse the fire and later two large fire tenders were sent. The fire was brought under control after nearly five hours of struggle. More than 50 lakh litres of water were used to douse the fire.”

“We had to return from the Camel Back area and take another route from Green Chowk as our fire tender vehicles could not pass through the Camel Back area due to parked cars, resulting in a 10-minute delay in reaching the site of the fire”, he added.

It took fire-fighters who came from Dehradun and Mussoorie nearly four hours to douse the fire, Mussoorie Circle Officer Anil Joshi told PTI.

Shankar Singh Bisht, the Station House Officer (SHO) at Mussoorie Police Station, told ANI that as renovation work was going on in the hotel, it was empty and there was been no loss of life.

Mussoorie Hotel Association president Sanjay Agarwal said most of the infrastructure of the building which was built in 1890 was built mainly of wood and a part of the rink still remains which is a threat to passers-by from Camel Back as it can crumble at any time.

“We have requested the Mussoorie police to ensure that the area should be barricaded till the entire debris is removed, “ he added.

Once Asia’s largest Historian Jaiprakash Uttarakhandi said Rink Mussoorie was a pride of the city and many competitions including the All India Roller Hockey Championship, Artistic Skating, Figure Skating were organised here. Its billiards room was where Michael Ferreira and Geet Sethi also practised.

William Shakespeare’s plays too used to be staged at the rink.

Nimma Kant, a senior journalist from Mussoorie, said, “Earlier, the owner of this hotel had given the land of the rink to a dentist in exchange for dental treatment. Its construction began in the late 18th century. After this, Rink was bought by Purna Chand & Sons. Recently, a year ago, the Agarwal brothers sold it.”

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[xtremeroads]

#gharwal #foodie Incase you happen to visit #Uttrakhand Gharwal region, try to find or request to make authentic Gharwali meal. Believe me it will not only fill your tummy but also energize you. During my tour for 4dham tried my best to have that delicious taste. Ragi chappati, local bitter gourd which basically is sweet, nice mixed beans(Rajma) dal, rice, mustard tadka chaas in combination with Jingore kheer. And many more local veggies and different makes other than the platter I am having in the post at #mussourie Hapoor walon ki dukaan ...at Mall Road near clock tower. Immature Writer Xtreme Vaishali #uttrakhandtourism #uttrakhandi #chardham #mussouriediaries #traveller #traveldairies #xtremeroads (at Mussorie Mall Road) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPPqRf8HzVE/?utm_medium=tumblr

[arabicaah]

A popular summer retreat, Mussourie is perched above the Doon valley at a height of 1920m. Unfortunately, I didn’t get too many photos since the visibility was very bad.

Everest House was about 7 km. from our hotel. It was the home of Sir George Everest, the Surveyor-General who mapped Mount Everest, and one of Mussourie’s earliest residents.

We actually trekked all the way up there. UP, yes, uphill. To the peak of one of the higher mountains. Can you imagine me doing that? Took us a couple of hours, but it was worth it. The view was amazing, as and when visible between drifting clouds.

Standing on the edge of the peak was scary — absolutely loved it! A perfect end to a wonderful trip!!

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[xtremeroads]

Let’s travel together... My journey begins from here... On the way to Mossourie friends, Can’t explain the joy... Stopped in the middle of the road... Forgetting all the stress... Making it to my best to self rejuvenation... All I want is to travel and mountains you can’t be less loved ever... Fascinating high rise, my eyes can’t reach you why, how much ever I try to.... May be that’s the reason why I keep coming more closer to you and still find you are more to grab within... My lust will never end like a never ending stories... So let’s begin this tale once again... Immature Poet Xtreme Vaishali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #mussourie #mussouriediaries #uttrakhand_dairies #chardham #xtremeroads #vaishaliseta (at Mussoorie) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFuEV90nB_i/?igshid=ig5y8ag4tsch

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❤ . . . #travel #wanderlust #mountains #mussourie #dehradun #clouds #blackclouds #scenery #scene #houses #greenery #photooftheday #photography #trees #mausam #pahad #trip #adventure (at Mussoorie Uttrakhand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAcPIeilAls/?igshid=1f9hr2crulymq