Ranchi, Apr 28 (PTI) A fire broke out at a fruit market in Ranchi on Sunday evening, gutting several shops, police said.

Two fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames in Argora area, a police officer said, adding, there were no reports of any injury or fatality.

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"Four fruit shops have been gutted in the fire, which is yet to be brought under control,” Argora Police Station In-charge Anand Kumar Mishra told PTI.

Short-circuit is suspected to be the cause of the blaze, police said.

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