A devastating fire broke out in Hub, the high rise shopping mall at GS Road, Guwahati early this morning. No person was injured in the blaze that destroyed two storeys of the building and damaged another. The fire started around 2.40 am and spread quickly from the second storey where it had originated. Fire personnel and fire equipment rushed in from all the stations of the city and were engaged for around two hours before the blaze could be controlled. The investigation is started for a possible cause of the fire. It has been lucky for everyone because had the fire broken out during day time when the building witnesses constant rush, the consequences could well have been catastrophic. The traffic is always congested because of the ongoing construction of a fly-over in that area and it would have been impossible for fire tenders to arrive at the spot in time. Preliminery estimate shows a loss of more than 10 crores incurred by the business houses located in the shopping mall. A short circuit has been ruled out since the main power connection is always cut-off during night hours.
