Furniture shop gutted in Kurukshetra blaze

A major fire broke out at a furniture workshop on Jhansa Road in Kurukshetra in the early hours of Wednesday.

According to reports, the blaze was noticed by neighbours around 4.30 am, who immediately raised an alarm. A cow was burnt alive in the incident, while timber, tools, foam, sheets, furniture and a two-wheeler were also destroyed.

Emergency services were informed and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to bring the flames under control.

Janardan, owner of Sri Krishna Furniture, said, “A short circuit is suspected to be the reason behind the fire. There were woods, foam, sheets, tools and other prepared goods in the workshop. We were running the workshop in a rented building. We have suffered a loss of around Rs 80-90 lakh. The building has also developed cracks due to the fire.”