Mussoorie: There was a stir in the queen of mountains Mussoorie this morning when a massive fire suddenly broke out in an ice cream shop located in front of Garhwal Terrace Restaurant on Mall Road. There was chaos on Mall Road due to the smoke and fierce flames of fire. Local people immediately informed the fire brigade officials about the incident. As soon as the information was received, the fire brigade team reached the spot and barely controlled the fire. At the same time, the loss of lakhs is being estimated due to the fire.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire spread so fast that all the goods kept in the shop were burnt to ashes in minutes. At the same time, the shops around the shop have also been damaged. As soon as the information of the fire was received, the local shopkeepers immediately informed the police and fire service. As soon as the information was received, the Mussoorie Police and Fire Brigade teams immediately reached the spot and the fire brigade team controlled the fire after about three hours of hard work.
The fire service officer said that the primary cause of the fire appears to be a short circuit, although the matter is under investigation. He also said that the fire was so fierce that the shop was completely burnt before the fire tender arrived. The ice cream shop had refrigerators, coolers, electronic equipment and a large amount of food items, which have been burnt to ashes. The shop owner says that he has suffered a loss of lakhs of rupees, at present the administrative officials are assessing the loss.
