Hooghly, December 22 (HS): A massive fire broke out at a christmas fair near Bandel Church before Christmas on Thursday night. Many shops were gutted to ashes in the fire.
Local residents said that the fire broke out around 10 pm on Thursday night. Due to the presence of inflammable materials, the fire spread rapidly. On information, a fire tender rushed to the spot and the fire was extinguished.
Anindita Rajvanshi Mandal, councillor of ward number three of Hooghly-Chinsurah Municipality, Sanjay Pal, former councillor of ward number four, met the affected traders.
Anindita said that every year thousands of people gather at Bandel Church on the occasion of Christmas. The cause of the fire is still not clear. The police have initiated a probe into the matter.
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