India, May 13 -- A massive fire broke out on Monday at the Richland Commercial Complex in Bhiwandi's Vadape village, engulfing 22 warehouses stocked with chemicals, printing machinery, electronic goods, health supplements, garments, event decoration materials, and furniture.

The fire erupted around 3.30am in one of three buildings in the complex which housed godowns of varied sizes, stacked beside each other. It spread rapidly across the other two buildings, also made of metal sheets, and was brought under control more than 10 hours later, said fire brigade officials. Though no casualties were reported, materials worth Rs.250 crore were gutted, said Sainath Tare, president of the Bhiwandi Warehouse Builder and Developers Association and ...