nearly 70 shops at a market in Nagaon district of central Assam late last night, officials said today.
However, no casualty or injury was reported.
The fire at Murajhar market under Hojai sub-division started due to electrical short-circuit.
Sub Divisional Officer of Hojai, B Pegu, today visited the spot where locals demanded that a fire brigade station be established there, the sources said.
