Jorhat (Assam). A big news has come out from Assam. 150 shops were gutted in a fierce fire in a market in Jorhat district of Assam. The incident of this fierce fire happened late on Thursday night. Police said that 25 fire engines have been engaged to control the fire in Chowk Bazar located in Jorhat city.
There is a possibility of short circuit in the shop behind this accident.There was no report of any casualty in the accident as all the shops were closed and the owners and employees had left for their homes, police said. He said that most of the shops destroyed in the fire were of clothes and groceries.
Jorhat District Superintendent of Police Mohan Lal Meena told that there was no report of any casualty in the incident. He said, ‘As of now we cannot say about the figure of damage, but more than 100 shops have been damaged as the place where the fire broke out is a commercial area.
Fire engines have reached the area. Now the situation is under control. We suspect that the fire broke out due to short circuit.
