Arunachal market fire: Over 100 shops destroyed in Pasighat, electrical short circuit suspected

A massive fire broke out at the Pasighat vegetable daily market near IGJ Higher Secondary School and the airport area at around 9 PM on Tuesday. 

The fire resulted in the destruction of all vegetable and clothing sheds in the market.

The fire was eventually extinguished by the Fire Service team, but significant damage had already occurred, with most market sheds reduced to ashes. 

A standing board, including Chairman Olak Apang, AEs from Electrical and PHED, OC from Fire, OC from PS, and the DDMO, visited the site to assess the damage caused by the fire.

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The board met with the affected business owners, who were primarily shopkeepers dealing in items such as vegetables, spices, fruits, clothes, groceries, and footwear.

After speaking with eyewitnesses, it is suspected that the fire may have been caused by an electrical short circuit. Preliminary reports indicate that a total of 108 shops were destroyed in the fire.

Victims have been instructed by inspecting officials to submit necessary documents, including trading licenses, bank passbooks, and Aadhar cards, to the DDMO's office for expedited relief assistance from the government.