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Massive Fire Ravages Zirakpur Market, Goods Worth Crores Destroyed, Short Circuit Suspected
✍️ Amar Ujala · Mohali
🗓 04 Nov 2026, 10:03 PM
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A severe blaze broke out in a tin‑shed market in Zirakpur, Punjab, reducing inventory worth crores to ashes. Authorities suspect a short circuit as the cause.
A ferocious fire erupted in the tin‑shed market of Zirakpur, Punjab, engulfing a large portion of the commercial complex. The market, known for its makeshift structures, houses a tent‑house warehouse alongside several small factories that produce furniture and modular kitchens.
Preliminary estimates indicate that merchandise valued at several crores has been completely destroyed, turning the inventory into ash. The blaze consumed stock from the tent‑house depot as well as the adjoining workshops that specialize in furniture and modular kitchen manufacturing.
Local fire‑fighting teams arrived promptly and managed to contain the flames after a prolonged effort, but the damage to goods and infrastructure remains extensive. Investigators are focusing on a short circuit as the likely trigger for the inferno, and a detailed probe is underway to confirm the exact cause.
The incident has left traders in the market grappling with significant financial losses, prompting calls for stricter safety inspections in similar tin‑shed commercial zones across the state.
Preliminary estimates indicate that merchandise valued at several crores has been completely destroyed, turning the inventory into ash. The blaze consumed stock from the tent‑house depot as well as the adjoining workshops that specialize in furniture and modular kitchen manufacturing.
Local fire‑fighting teams arrived promptly and managed to contain the flames after a prolonged effort, but the damage to goods and infrastructure remains extensive. Investigators are focusing on a short circuit as the likely trigger for the inferno, and a detailed probe is underway to confirm the exact cause.
The incident has left traders in the market grappling with significant financial losses, prompting calls for stricter safety inspections in similar tin‑shed commercial zones across the state.