The fire broke out on the fifth floor of the 'Five Star Market' adjacent to the popular 'Fancy Market' at about 6.10 am, a fire department official said.
Besides the godown, six shops on the fifth and sixth floor of the market were gutted, he said adding that nobody was injured as the market remained closed at that time.
Around 12 fire tenders were pressed into service for nearly two and half hours to douse the blaze. An electrical short-circuit inside the godown might be the cause of the fire, he said.
Disaster Management Group personnel from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and a huge police team also rushed to the spot. A portion of the adjacent road was closed and traffic controlled, police said.
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