A fire erupted in a shoe shop, Shimla Boot House, at Dhamawala at around 11.30 am on Tuesday, leaving all living in the neighbourhood panicky. Upon being informed, the fire service department rushed six fire tenders to the spot to douse the flames. The fire officers said that it took them nearly two hours to put out the blaze. Some persons who were trapped in the shop were brought out of it, said fire service officer Rai Singh Rana. Shoes worth lakhs of rupees are learnt to have been reduced to ashes though reports regarding the same have not been submitted by the shoe owner Harbansh Singh Nagpal so far, he said, adding no casualty was reported. The Dehradun chief fire service officer Sandeep Kumar Rana said that fire is suspected to have been triggered by an electrical short circuit. Team members are investigating the matter, he added.