Seven firecracker shops were gutted in a fire in the holy city | Representative image
Nine injured in Mathura as fire breaks out in cracker market
Mathura/Lucknow, Nov 12 (PTI) 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 an electrical short circuit," Raya police station SHO Ajay Kishor said.
He added that the seven shops had permission to sell firecrackers. PTI
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