INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JORHAT: An enormous fire broke out at a market in Assams Jorhat district late on Thursday, gutting a minimum of 150 stores, authorities
Twenty-five fire tenders were combating the blaze at Chowk Bazaar in the heart of Jorhat town and it was yet to be brought under control,
The fire, suspected to have actually been brought on by an electrical short circuit at a shop, spread quick in the overloaded market, they
added.There were no reports of any casualty as all shops were closed with owners and personnel have actually left for their homes, cops
said.Those gutted were mainly fabric and grocery stores, they stated
Additional fire tenders were brought in to eliminate the destructive blaze from the close-by towns of Titabor and Mariani, and the Golaghat
district, authorities said
The fire tenders were finding it hard to reach the spot due to narrow roadways, residents stated
The losses, anticipated to encounter crores of rupees, can be established just after the fire was snuffed out, police said
This is the 2nd event of a significant fire in Jorhat in two months
A massive fire in December gutted several shops in the Marwari Patty area.
