Ajmer, Dec. 18 -- A major fire broke out last night in a three-storey footwear godown located in Bhat Mohalla, Kishangarh, Ajmer. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control after several hours of operation.

Fire Incharge Ram Prasad Chaudhary said, "Prima facie, the cause of the fire seems to be a short-circuit. It spread to the rest of the building from one floor. Now, the fire has been brought under control. SDM is monitoring this and collecting timely updates. About 13 fire vehicles were deployed. Fire is completely under control."

Chaudhary added that the godown was illegally located in a narrow lane within a residential area, had no fire clearance (NOC), and lacked proper fire safety equipment, describing the situation as...