Maharashtra fire: A massive fire broke out inside the furniture shops at Azad Chowk in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar of Maharashtra today (March 20). Fire tenders reached the spot and the fire was brought under control.
Several shops were gutted in fire which broke out in Central Naka area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Central Naka is a market area where furniture and vehicle spare parts are sold.
Inspector Dilip said, "Fire broke out in furniture shops. The fire might have started due to a short circuit. The fire has been brought under control. The work of extinguishing the fire is going on...".
No loss of life was reported in the incident, he said. The blaze erupted at around 5:00 am in the market at Central Naka in Azad Chowk area where several furniture shops are located, a fire official said. The official said 15 to 20 shops were damaged in the fire.
"We got a call around 5.30 am about the blaze and six fire engines were rushed to the spot," he said. Later, some fire engines of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and Garware Industries also reached the spot to help in fire-fighting, the official said. Efforts were on to douse the blaze, he said, adding the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.