A massive fire broke out in a rubber warehouse in Jaipur's Harmada area on Thursday morning. Upon receiving the information, fire tenders arrived at the spot and conducted dousing operations.
According to officials, one of the sheds made with paddy straw caught fire, reportedly due to an electrical short circuit, around 3 pm. The fire spread rapidly and soon became uncontrollable.
A massive fire broke out early in the morning in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, causing severe damage to multiple shops and structures. Fire services are working to control the flames. The cause of the fires remains under investigation.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has urged Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to assist the traders affected by the massive fire at Surat's Shiv Shakti Textile Market.
Chief Fire Officer Basant Kumar Parikh said that nearly half of the Shiv Shakti textile stores were destroyed after a massive fire broke out on Wednesday morning. Firefighters are using hydraulic platforms to control the blaze from outside as the building's structure remains unstable.