GORAKHPUR, June 13 -- A massive fire broke out in a three-storey commercial complex near Ramgarh Tal (lake) area here on Thursday afternoon destroying multiple shops and restaurants causing an estimated damage worth Rs.50 lakh but there were no casualties reported, police said.

Five restaurants and four shops were gutted in the blaze that engulfed Shri Ram GRS Garden complex, they added. Confirming it, SP (city) Abhinav Tyagi, who supervised the rescue operations, confirmed that all were safely evacuated and that a probe had begun to determine the exact cause of the fire.

"Our first priority was the safety of the people present. We're relieved there are no casualties," he said. As per the police, the fire is suspected to have been cause...