150 Shops Destroyed…
Jorhat: On Late Thursday night, A massive fire broke out at a market in Assam's Jorhat district which destroyed more than 150 shops, police said.
Total of Twenty-five fire engines were fighting the blaze at Chowk Bazaar in the heart of Jorhat town and it was yet to be brought under control, they said.
The fire, suspected to have been caused by an electrical short circuit at a shop, spread fast in the extremely congested market, they added.
There was no report of any casualty as all shops were closed with owners and staff having left for their homes, police said.
Mostly, cloth and grocery shops have been destroyed, they said.
Additional fire engines were brought in to fight the devastating blaze from the nearby towns of Titabor and Mariani, and the Golaghat district, officials said.
The fire engines were finding it difficult to reach the spot due to very narrow roads, locals said.
The losses are expected to run into crores. It can be ascertained only after the fire was extinguished, police said.
This is the second incident of a major fire in Jorhat in two months. A massive fire in December destroyed several shops in the Marwari Patty area.
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