Five shops were gutted in an overnight blaze in the Lal chowk area of Srinagar district.
An official told The Kashmiriyat that flames emerged from a shop during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday which soon spread to the nearby shops.
Fire tenders reached the spot and tried to control the fire, however, the fire could not be brought under control before five shops were damaged.
The fire incident has caused loss worth millions, the officials said, adding, “nobody was hurt during the fire incident.”
Police have taken cognizance of the incident.