A massive fire broke out in three to four tyre shops in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi in the early hours of Friday, as per the officials. As per the information, the fire department received the information about a fire in the tyre shops at 01:00 am on Friday, after which they reached the accident spot quickly with two fire tenders. The fire officials were able to douse the fire within ten minutes, which occurred due to a short circuit. No casualties have been reported as of now.

"We received the information at 01:00 am and immediately reached the spot with two fire tenders. We saw that the fire was burning rapidly which was caused by a short circuit. It was immediately extinguished by pumping and it was brought under control within 10 minutes. There is no fire in the shops. The goods kept outside the shops caught fire. The goods outside the shops caught fire in front of 4-5 shops. The shops are being opened and there is no damage to the shops inside", fireman SS Kushwaha told reporters.