Goods over Rs 10 lakh were gutted at a carpet shop at Bhopal talkies square under Shahjehanabad police station area on Thursday morning.
A massive fire broke out at Gauri carpet at around 9 am which spread rapidly and gutted goods inside the shop.
In-charge officer of fire brigade Akhtar Ali said the fire broke out in the back side of the store and information of fire was received at around 9.40 am.
The owner of the shop Mohammad Zafar was not able to provide the estimated loss as he had not checked the remaining goods left in the fire. It is suspected that someone has set the shop ablaze but it could not be ascertained and police investigation could reveal the reason of the fire, he added.
It took around an hour for over a dozen fire tender vehicles to control and pacify the fire. The adjacent shop was not damaged as the fire was controlled before it could spread in the adjacent shop.
The carpet shop Gauri carpet used to sell carpets, mats, foam, clothes, wooden showcases and decorative items all of which were highly flammable. The fire spread rapidly engulfing the goods.
The loss would be around Rs 10 lakh in which several rolls of carpet of vinyl were gutted in fire. The locals spotted smoke oozing out of the shop after which the owner and fire brigade were informed.
Police and fire tender officials were not able to provide the reason of breaking of fire. In the incident no casualty has been reported and no one was injured in the incident.