Agra's Vishal Mega Mart gutted in inferno

Lucknow, Nov 27: A major fire engulfed a major departmental store in Agra city early today.

Police sources said here that the fire engulfed Vishal Mega Mart around 0330 hrs, gutting property worth several crores of rupees. It took over five hours for the fire-fighters to control the inferno.

Fire fighting vehicles from Army and Air Force also pitched in to control the blaze.

There, however, were no reports of any casulties. A short-circuit in the wiring is prima facie belived to be the reason behind the incident.

The incident brought forth memories of the Meerut inferno in April this year, which left over 75 people dead.

The Victoria Park in Meerut was the venue of a consumer fair when a short-circuit resulted in an inferno.

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