Cuttack: A major fire broke out at a garment shop at Choudhury Bazar in Odisha’s Cuttack city on Friday morning.
According to sources, the fire engulfed the ground floor of the shop and later spread to the upper floors.
On being informed, Fire Service personnel reached the place and initiated efforts to douse the flames. “Though the fire has been brought under control, we are unable to enter the building due to the smoke. Efforts are on to reduce the smoke and douse flames on the upper floors,” an officer said.
Though no one was injured, property worth lakhs of rupees has been reduced to ashes in the inferno, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained.
