Goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in a boutique at 12 Number Stop area early on Friday morning. The boutique is owned by the wife of the Principal Secretary, Home Department.
The fire which broke out on Friday morning was massive and the area was filled with dense smoke. Huge flames were witnessed during the fire which soon turned into dark and dense smoke which hovered for hours. At around 6 am the security guard spotted the fumes coming out of the boutique and informed the fire brigade. Around half a dozen fire tender vehicles were rushed to the spot and it took around two hours to pacify the fire for the fire tenders. The boutique is owned by Swagatika Swai, wife of the Principal Secretary, Home Department, RK Swai. On receipt of the information, Swagatika Swai, RK Swai and their manager reached the boutique. The boutique is situated at Railway Society Colony under Shahpura police station area. Although the fire was quenched goods worth lakhs of rupees was gutted. The reason behind the fire could not be confirmed. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the fire might have been caused due to short circuit. Panic prevailed in the area after the fire broke out and the locals who were residing near the boutique were alerted and taking precautionary step, a few were evacuated. Fire tender vehicles from Pul Bodgha, Mata Mandir and Fatehgarh fire brigade stations were rushed to pacify the fire. The exact loss could not be ascertained at the moment but clothes, furniture and machinery worth around Rs35 lakh were gutted. There was no casualty was reported.