Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 20 (ANI): A massive fire broke out early on Tuesday at Unit-1 Market in Bhubaneswar, destroying more than 40 shops, as per the officials.

Additional Fire Officer Manoranjan Rout said fire teams brought the blaze under control within an hour.

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He added that plastic, polythene, and LPG cylinders stored in shops caused the fire to spread rapidly.

Speaking to ANI, Rout said, "At 1:40 AM, we got a call on the 112 control room of Bhubaneswar that a fire had broken out... 2 teams of the fire station reached the spot... The fire was under control within an hour... There were plastic ropes, polythene, and 5-litre LPG cylinders in the shop, which led to the fire spreading..."

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Further information on the incient are still awaited. (ANI)

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