A fire broke out in a firecracker shop in Adajan, Surat on Friday evening. The husband and wife, owners of the shop, had gone to get food when the fire started.
According to Kailas Devipujak, the owner of the shop, when he returned he found that all the firecrackers had suddenly caught fire. He said that he did not know the reason for the fire.
Devipujak's younger daughter suffered minor injuries in the fire. She was treated at a local hospital and discharged.
The fire brigade arrived on the scene and brought the fire under control within an hour. However, the road was blocked for some time due to the fire.
No other injuries were reported in the incident.
