Tarn Taran, December 12

A fire broke out at ‘Fateh Dupatta Centre’ situated in Gali DSP wali here on Saturday night. The fire caused a loss of goods worth Rs 5 lakh, including the decoration of the shop. Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Amritsar who runs the shop on rent, said he had gone to his house when someone informed him of the fire on his mobile around 10.15 pm and he rushed to the shop on his bike.

Gurpreet said the whole goods and the shop were reduced to ashes by the time he reached there. He said he had started his business just five months ago. Nearby residents called the Fire Department and a fire tender reached the spot in 20 minutes from a distance of just 100 metres away. Gurpreet said the fire must have broken out due to a short circuit. It was the third fire incident in the town in less than a month. — OC