Pattan January 20 (KNS): A wholesale readymade garments shop gutted into ashes in a fire-mishap in Pattan on Friday.
In the late evening, a wholesale readymade garments shop on Malpora road main Market Pattan caught fire due to short-ciruit. The adjacent shopkeeper first spotted the fire in the garments shop. The fire and emergency reached the spot to extinguish the fire.
"It was a garments shop and it did not take 30 minutes even to reduce the stock of worth 20 lakhs into ashes," said Aubaid Mohiuddin, a rescurer.
"I left for Ludhiana and Delhi on 18 January to bring fresh stock for the pre-summer season. However, on 19th evening, the adjacent shopkeeper called me and informed about the unfortunate incident," said Zubair Ahmed Rather, proprietor of the unit.
The police and Pattan Traders Association President and others were present on the spot.(KNS)