Showroom on Mall Road, Shimla, catches fire

Shimla, October 20

Goods and property worth lakhs of rupees were damaged in a fire that broke out at a Woodland showroom on the Mall Road in the heart of the city at midnight yesterday. However, no casualty was reported.

“We received a call around 3.08 am today and fire engines were rushed to the shop. Around 30 to 40 persons were engaged in dousing the flames. It took the firefighters almost an hour to control the flames, which were stopped from spreading to the adjoining showroom,” fire officials said. There was no casualty as the fire broke out at night, they added.

As per a preliminary analysis, property worth Rs 2.5 lakh was gutted by the fire. The reason behind the incident was yet to be ascertained. However, sources said that there was a heating issue with the exhaust fan, which could be the reason for the fire breakout. This is the second fire on the Mall Road in the past 10 days. — TNS