Huge stock of goods destroyed in fire at electronics shop

A major fire broke out in an mutli-storey electronics shop, Baldev Electronics, in Books Market here on Sunday night. A huge stock of electronic goods reduced to ashes in the fire.

As per information, the fire broke out after the shopkeeper closed the shop and went home. Initially, the eyewitnesses said they saw flames billowing out of the shop and in no time, the same took the shape of a major

fire. Nearby shopkeepers had informed the fire brigade and in a few minutes, fire tenders reached the scene and started dousing the flames.

Fire officials said they had controlled the fire in the ground floor while efforts were still on to control the raging blaze on upper floors. The shop owner had also reached the scene after he was informed by some shopkeepers.

“The shop had a huge stock of electronic goods and the losses must be in several lakhs. Even the building rendered useless as cracks have appeared in the establishment,” a shopkeeper said.