Massive fire in Chandigarh's Sector 53 furniture market, 11 shops gutted

Chandigarh, June 22

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Major fire broke out in the furniture market alongside the road separating Sector 53 and 54 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Fire Department officials said furniture and other goods of several shops were gutted in the fire which broke out late afternoon.

At least six fire tenders were pressed into service to control the blaze. The reason of fire could not be ascertained as yet. An eyewitness said the fire seemed to have first broken out at the backside of the market.

Chaos reigned in the Sector 53 furniture market after the fire broke out there, with shopkeepers and their workers rushing to rescue their goods and putting them outside on the road. The police had barricaded the Sector 53/54 dividing road to stop the road traffic. Thus, traffic jams were also witnessed on the connecting roads.