Though there was no casualty, property worth lakhs of rupees was damaged in the fire which broke out last night in Abhay Khand, they said.
The fire officials said that some adjacent flat owners were bursting firecrackers on their terrace on Diwali when a cracker fell on the bamboo roof-top of one of the shops.
Eight fire tenders from across the city were pressed into service and it took them one and a half hours to douse the flames, a fire official said.
Several goods including wooden and plastic chairs, sofas, beds, plywood, boards, office furniture and cupboards were destroyed.