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.