Dhanbad, Nov 11 (PTI) A fire broke out in a hardware store in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, destroying goods worth over Rs 50 lakh, police said on Wednesday.
There were no reports of injuries in the fire, the police said.
The fire broke out in the hardware store located opposite Kali Temple on Pachmarhi Cinema Road on Tuesday evening.
“Two fire tenders arrived and began efforts to contain the fire. Finally, the fire was largely brought under control in the early hours of Wednesday,” the police said.
The shopkeeper, Dinesh Bhagat, said he had closed his shop and reached home around 9 pm, only to be informed shortly thereafter that his shop was on fire.
By the time he rushed back, the blaze had spread out of control, he said.
The shopkeeper estimated that goods worth over Rs 50 lakh had been reduced to ashes in the fire. PTI ANB RG
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