25 shops gutted in fire at woollens market in Gurugram's Pataudi, no injuries reported
Firefighters brought the blaze under control, with no injuries reported. The cause and extent of the damage remain unknown.
A severe fire broke out in a woollen market situated at Ramlila Ground in Gurugram's Pataudi town on Sunday morning, completely gutting around 25 shops, according to a fire officer. The rapid spread of the fire left the entire market engulfed in flames within a short period. Emergency services, including fire tenders from Pataudi and Manesar, rushed to the scene to combat the blaze.
However, no injuries were reported in the incident. A local resident alerted others around 4 am, but by then, the fire had grown massive. The exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are yet to be determined. The market, set up annually from November to February by the Himalayan Tribal Trade Association, featured stalls run by vendors from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
Shopkeepers reported that each shop held winter clothing worth lakhs of rupees, most of which remained unsold as the winter season had not fully arrived.
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