OUR STAFF REPORTER
LAJORE – The firefighters managed to put out the blaze, which erupted inside a plaza at Shah Alam Market on Friday, after 20-hour long hectic operation, officials said here on Saturday.
Dozens were shops were totally damaged as the fire reduced commercial products worth millions of rupees to ashes, leaving adjacent plazas smoked. On Saturday, a good number of traders of Shah Alam Market gathered outside the market and staged strong protest demonstrations, demanding the government of recovery of their losses and inquiry into the blaze incident.
The fire broke out inside the 4th floor of the Japan Center located in Shah Alam market on Friday afternoon when trading was in full swing in the commercial vicinity. Firefighters said that the fire, which erupted due to short-circuiting, engulfed the entire plaza within minutes. The raging fire has also put the nearby buildings at risk of collapse, according to the rescue workers. The traders also demanded the provincial government to take pre-emptive measures to avoid such incidents in future. More than three dozen fire brigade vehicles besides crew of civil defence trucks and ambulances took part in the rescue operation while the narrow streets in the densely populated locality hampered the rescue operation.
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