Fire breaks out in a candle factory

A candle factory and two shops were gutted in a fire incident in downtown Srinagar, police said today.

Fire broke out in a candle factory owned by Wasim Ahmad Bhat at Miyan Shah Sahib locality of Rainawari last night, they said.

He said the factory and two adjacent shops were gutted in the fire but no injuries were reported in the incident, police said adding the cause of fire was not known yet.