Mathura: Seven firecracker shops gutted in fire, 9 injured

Nine people suffered burn injuries. It seems that the fire was caused by a electrical short circuit, Raya police station SHO Ajay Kishor said. He added that the seven shops had permission to sell firecrackers.

Nine people were injured on Sunday after a fire broke out at a shop and spread to six others, all selling firecrackers, in Gopalbagh on the outskirts of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city, a police official said.

''Seven shops selling firecrackers in Gopalbagh area caught fire. Nine people suffered burn injuries. It seems that the fire was caused by a electrical short circuit,'' Raya police station SHO Ajay Kishor said. He added that the seven shops had permission to sell firecrackers.