A major fire broke out at a shopping complex in Odisha's Puri district, gutting almost all 40 shops, a police officer said. The blaze was first spotted at a garment store on the first floor of Laxmi Market Complex on Grand Road around 9 pm on Wednesday, he said. Twelve fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames.

Three people, who were stuck on the roof of the building, were rescued in an unconscious state by the firefighters, the officer said. The building, which is located close to the centuries-old Jagannath temple, also houses a hotel and a bank on two separate floors. Around 106 tourists from Nashik in Maharashtra were safely rescued from the hotel.