Plastic goods worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed in a major fire which broke out in a three-storey plastic goods shop at Nai Bagar business locality behind Kothari Market late Tuesday night.
The incident was reported by police jawans of Central Kotwali police station during the night patrolling when they saw thick smoke bellowing out from a three-story shop. By the time fire brigade reached the incident site, fire had already engulfed the three-story shop with plastic decorative and household goods gutting into the fire completely.
It took almost one-and-half hours for fire brigade personnel to extinguish the fire completely. The shop was owned by Abdul Karim, a resident of Nayapura. After being informed about the matter, he also reached the site to take stock of the situation but there was hardly anything he could do to undo the damage to his shop. Though exact amount of damage on account of fire was not known till filing this report, it is estimated that the damage due to fire might run into lakhs. Short circuit has been stated to be the reason behind the incident.