Fire brigade personnel managed to control the blaze after hectic efforts and averted a major tragedy as the Laxmi Automobiles shop, where the fire occurred at around midnight last night, is located near a petrol pump, Kanker Kotwali's police inspector Deenbandhu Uike said.
The blaze was apparently caused by a short-circuit, he said.
Automobile goods worth lakhs of rupees are estimated to have been gutted in the fire, he added.