Two shoe shops, bank at Andheri catch fire

A fire broke out inside the Bata showroom on S V Road, Andheri (W) at 9.45 pm yesterday, which spread to the Metro showroom and ICICI Bank next to it.

in flames: The fire was doused by 6 am today. pic/sameer markande

A fire broke out inside the Bata showroom on S V Road, Andheri (W) at 9.45 pm yesterday, which spread tou00a0u00a0 the Metro showroom and ICICI Bank next to it.

By 6 am, the firemen managed to douse the fire. However, the area continued to be covered in a blanket of smoke, as a lot of rubber from the shoe shops had burned out.

The fire was caused due to a short circuit inside the Bata showroom.

The manager said, "Goods worth Rs 2 crore have been destroyed. We had just bought new stock." It took six fire engines and three water tankers to douse the fire.