Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Nov 3: Electronic items and furniture worth more Rs 2 lakh were reduced to ashes as a major fire broke out in `Shiva Electronic’, a shop located adjoining Katra-Reasi road, here today.
Cause of fire was stated to be some short circuit in an inverter at the shop. Due to sudden fire, all inverters and some other electronics items were burnt with the loss estimated between Rs 2 lakh to 2.5 lakh.
The shop is owned by one Bablu of Reasi. He was repairing an inverter, when a blast took place in its battery due to short circuit, resulting into fire. Bablu managed to escape himself even as all the items were burnt in the fire.
The blazes were controlled by Fire Department officials and Police with the help of locals.