Dubai - Fire engulfs crackers market in Indian town

Jukin Media Verified (Original) * For licensing / permission to use: Contact - licensing(at)jukinmediadotcom A major fire in the main firecracker market in Aurangpura around 11.30 am reduced all the 200 shops and stalls to ashes. The accident that happened on October 29, a day before Diwali, a Hindu festival of light and hope, took the sheen of the festival. The impact of the fire and subsequent fire-cracker burst was such that it gutted around 20 motorbikes, a few cars parked outside the makeshift market. Several fire tenders were pressed into action to bring the fire under control, but the damage was done already. According to the filmer, who shot the clip from the terrace of shopping complex nearby, hundreds of customers who were trapped in the market after the fire broke out, managed to rush out just in time avoiding any loss of life.