Bhopal, Dec 24
At least 12 tin-shed shops were gutted in a fire at a local market in Amarkantak town in Madhya Pradesh's Anuppur district on Tuesday, after which a firefighting vehicle was vandalised for delayed arrival.
The fire broke out in a shop and quickly spread to other eateries in the queue. Shop owners, workers and locals tried to control the blaze by pouring water.
Meanwhile, the Fire Department was also alerted and the firefighters rushed to the spot to put out the blaze.
However, the owners of the gutted shops created a ruckus alleging that the firefighting team reached the spot late.
The shop owners misbehaved with the firefighting team who ran out for their safety.
A video of the incident surfaced on social media, showing the vandalised firefighting vehicle. Having learned about the incident, local area police reached the spot and initiated action against the miscreants.
Police said the preliminary investigation suggested that the fire occurred due to a short circuit in a shop, however, more details would be known after the investigation. No casualty was reported in the fire incident, police said.