The aftermath:A vegetable vendor surveys the site of the fire at the Sante Honda market in Chitradurga on Thursday.
Chitradurga: As many as 30 shops were destroyed in a fire reportedly caused by a short-circuit at the Sante Honda vegetable market here on Thursday. According to the police, the fire started early on Thursday and large quantities of horticultural produce were destroyed in the blaze.
Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who doused the fire, said that the wooden planks and the tarpaulin sheets used to cover the produce resulted in the fire spreading quickly.
Deputy Commissioner Amlan Aditya Biswas estimated the loss to be between Rs. 3 lakh and Rs. 4 lakh. The tahsildar and the Chitradurga City Municipal Council had been asked to assess the exact loss, he added. As there was no loss of life no compensation would be given, Mr. Biswas said. “However, we have promised to get the shops rebuilt under the Backward Region Grant funds (BRGF)”, he said. He also added that the CMC had discretionary powers to disburse a limited amount of compensation to the vendors.
From The Hindu dated 09-04-2010
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