Bhadrak: Fifteen shops were reduced to ashes as a major fire engulfed Rathapada Market under Basudevpur block of Odisha’s Bhadrak district late on Wednesday.
According to sources, the fire broke out in a shop around 2 pm and soon spread to nearby shops. The intensity of the blaze was so high that the shopkeepers were unable to retrieve their goods.
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On being informed, Fire Services personnel soon reached the spot and it took them around 2 hours to doused the flames.
Those gutted included eateries and shops selling vegetables, grocery, stationery and shoes.
The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained.
