More than 100 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in Musaboni Vegetable Market under Musaboni police station area of Ghatshila sub-division. Police said properties worth 50 lakhs of rupees were lost in the devastating fire at the heart of this town.
As the news spread, the locals rushed to the spot and worked hard along with the troops of UCIL, HCIL and 193 Battalion to overcome the flames. The water tankers were used to extinguish the fire.
People while going to morning walk suddenly noticed the fire flames in the market. By the time people arrived, the flames had engulfed the market.
"The site was horrifying as the flames flashed across the sky. Though as the news spread people swung into action and started dousing the fire by pouring water in the shops. But the intensity of the fire was so high that before they could understand anything, the fire continued to engulf the entire market," said, an eye witness.
A police official said that panic prevailed across the area till the police arrived. It took about three hours for the fire-brigades to douse the flames completely. No causality was reported.