A major fire broke out at a godown of cardboard sheets at Old Categorized market in the afternoon on Tuesday; goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in fire. The fire which started in the afternoon took massive shape and spread rapidly across the godown gutting cardboard sheets worth Rs2.5 to Rs3 lakh, said police.
In charge of fire tender services Akhtar Ali said that after receiving the information at 2 pm, ten fire tender vehicles and five water tankers were rushed to the spot. It took around one and a half hour to control the fire. Five fire tenders pacified the fire and it was found that it was a short circuit born fire. The police were not able to provide the reason behind the fire and claimed that it would be investigated.