A huge fire broke out at a market in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district in the early hours of Wednesday, November 12. The blaze gutted at least hundreds of shops at Bakarganj Market under Babupurwa police station area, resulting loss of wealth, according to the news agency IANS. Due to the fire, thick smoke spread in the area, causing panic among the citizens.
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After receiving the information, the Kanpur fire brigade team and local police rushed to the scene. Rescue and dousing operations are currently underway. No casualties have been reported in the incident. The cause of the fire is still being ascertained and will be investigated after cooling operations.
A video shared by the news agency IANS shows smoke emanating from the burning clothes and other materials in shops situated in the market. Firefighters were seen dousing the blaze in the market.
Earlier on Tuesday, a fire broke out at the Anandeshwar Cold Storage in Bara. Farmers' potatoes stored there were completely destroyed blaze. Fire officials said the lack of a rear exit hindered efforts to extinguish the fire, and it could take until evening to fully control the blaze. The cold storage located in Bara of Akbarpur in Kanpur Dehat was reduced to ashes.