Keonjhar: More than 200 retailers have been gutted and property value crores was broken after an enormous fireplace broke out in the primary market of Odisha’s Keonjhar district, officers stated on Monday. The precise explanation for the hearth couldn’t be established instantly, however police suspect a brief circuit to be the explanation. “At least 200 shops were gutted in the blaze,” they stated.
Five fireplace tenders have been pressed into service to douse the blaze, officers stated, including that the hearth was introduced underneath management after greater than two hours. “Initial estimates suggest that property worth crores of rupees was damaged,” a shopkeeper stated.
#WATCH | Odisha: More than 200 retailers have been gutted in an enormous fireplace in a market in Keonjhar district on Monday morning. (03.04) pic.twitter.com/ffA4N4T4cP
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More particulars are awaited.