Uttarakhand: Fire breaks out in furniture shop due to crackers, later doused by firefighters

A fire broke out in a furniture shop in the Pipal Mandi area of Uttarkashi district here on Saturday. It was soon doused after the immediate intervention of the fire department.

According to Ramesh Chandra Gautam, a firefighter, the incident took place due to a mishap with fireworks. Furniture worth Rs 8 lakh has been damaged.

No casualties were reported.

( With inputs from ANI )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor