SHILLONG, Oct 28: At least 84 shops were gutted in a blaze at a market complex in the Meghalaya capital on Friday, officials said.
However, no casualties were reported in the inferno that broke out around 4 am. Three fire tenders doused the blaze after several hours of firefight.
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A vendor at the market complex told PTI that goods worth lakhs of rupees have been damaged.
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Officials of the Fire Department and the Shillong Municipal Board suspected that a short circuit might have caused the incident.
Local MLA Ampareen Lyngdoh rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.
The legislator will meet chief minister Conrad K Sangma in order to discuss the relocation of the affected vendors. (PTI)
