A massive fire broke out in the city's most crowded Shanichari market at 3 am in the morning. About 2 dozen shops caught in the fire have been burnt to ashes. On receiving the information, the joint fire brigade team reached the spot and started extinguishing the fire. Due to the narrow streets, a lot of effort had to be made to control it.

There is a possibility of heavy loss to the traders in this incident.
According to the information, there has been a stir due to the fire in the Shanichari market of CT Kotwali police station area in the early morning.

Due to the sudden fire, about 2 dozen shops of oil, cosmetic and grocery were burnt to ashes. On receiving the information of the incident, fire brigade vehicles reached the spot. Due to the narrow streets, the fire fighters had to work hard to extinguish the fire.
It is suspected that the fire broke out due to a short circuit. The loss caused to the traders due to the fire has not been assessed yet. The police is engaged in investigating the matter.