IMPHAL, May 21: At least eight shops at Ima Market in the city caught fire this afternoon but it did not cause major damage to the shops.
The fire reportedly caused by an electric short-circuit gutted at least eight cloth shops at Block-I and Block-II of the New Market at Paona Bazaar around 1 pm.
However, no major damage was caused to the shops by the blaze as firemen from Manipur Fire Service put out the fire in time.