India: Fire destroys 15 shops of Baqarganj market in Kanpur
Kanpur: As many as 15 grocery shops were gutted down in a massive fire at Baqarganj in Babupurwa area here on Saturday late night.
Leaping flames prompted locals to alert the Fire Brigade and the Police departments respectively. The flame soon took other shops into its ferocious, fiery grip.
About one dozen Fire tenders struggled several hours to douse the fire, said reports.
Most of the affected shopkeepers demanded police to ascertain the specific cause of the fire.
Police also said quoting the shopkeepers that a loss of Rs 50 lakh was estimated.