32 shops gutted, no casualty
Mathura,
Nov
15:
Property
worth
Rs
25
lakh
was
gutted
in
a
fire
that
engulfed
as
many
as
32
shops
of
a
woollen
cloth
market
in
Kotwali
area
of
the
city
this
morning.
However, there was no casualty, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) R K Chaturvedi said.
The temporary market, set up by people of Tibet, caught fire, following a short circuit. The blaze could only be extinguished after fire-fighters reached the spot, he added.
UNI
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Story first published: Thursday, November 15, 2007, 16:06 [IST]