The blaze may have been caused by a short circuit, according to fire officials

In the fourth major fire incident this year and the sixth in the last three weeks, a massive blaze gutted several shops along P D'Mello Road, in the Reay Road area, in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the fire department officials, who local residents alleged arrived late on the spot, a short circuit may have caused the blaze that gutted seven shops and damaged many more. The department has confirmed that no person was injured in the incident.