32 shops gutted, no casualty

Thursday, November 15, 2007, 16:06 [IST]

Mathura, Nov 15: Property worth Rs 25 lakh was gutted in a fire that engulfed as many as 32 shops of a woollen cloth market in Kotwali area of the city this morning.

However, there was no casualty, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) R K Chaturvedi said.

The temporary market, set up by people of Tibet, caught fire, following a short circuit. The blaze could only be extinguished after fire-fighters reached the spot, he added.

UNI

Topics: mathura, casualty, police

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