A major fire late on Tuesday night gutted several shops in the Unit-1 market in Bhubaneswar. Thick smoke was seen billowing out of a shop at around 11 pm and soon it spread to nearby shops. Locals informed the incident in the emergency number, following which Fire Service teams from Kalpana Square rushed to the spot. As many as four fire tenders were engaged to douse the flames. The majority of the victims of the fire mishap are small traders. As many as seven shops including snacks and electrical shop were completely gutted and several others were severely damaged.