Paradip, February 22 Over 50 shops were damaged in a fire at a vegetable market in Paradip town, Odisha, according to a fire service department official.
The fire quickly spread through temporary structures made of bamboo and plastic sheets in the market in the Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday evening, they said.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Cash kept inside the shops, two-wheelers, and other equipment used for business transactions were damaged in the fire, said Fire Service Officer Kartikeswar Biswal.
Six fire service teams were deployed to extinguish the flames, he said.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined.