A massive fire gutted around 40 shops at Shiv Market near Jammu Railway Station, causing extensive property damage but no reported casualties. Preliminary investigations suggest a short circuit triggered the blaze, which firefighters brought under control after more than five hours
Eight shops were completely destroyed in a fire at Bokaro’s Sector-6 market on Sunday morning, officials said. Three fire tenders brought the blaze under control within an hour. No casualties were reported, while a short circuit is suspected as the cause
A massive fire gutted about 30 shops near the foothills of Kondagattu in Mallial mandal late Saturday night. The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit, spread through toy and general stores along the Jagtial–Karimnagar road. Shopkeepers alleged that a delay in fire tenders worsened the damage, while devotees criticised the absence of a dedicated fire engine at the Kondagattu temple.