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A huge fire broke out at a temporary firecracker market in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur on Sunday, gutting more than 65 shops and destroying dozens of two-wheelers.

Firecrackers worth crores of rupees were reduced to ashes, and several people sustained minor burn injuries in the fire, news agency PTI reported, citing officials.

According to eyewitnesses, the fire broke out around 12:30 pm at one of the cracker stalls, allegedly sparked by a short-circuit. The blaze rapidly spread to the adjoining stalls, all stocked with fireworks, triggering a series of loud explosions.

VIDEO | Kanpur, UP: A massive blaze ripped through a temporary firecracker market on the MG College ground in Fatehpur on Sunday, gutting more than 65 shops and destroying dozens of two-wheelers, of

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