SHANGLA: A fire broke out in a busy bazaar in Bely Baba area here on Saturday, gutting three electronic appliances shops. An electric short-circuit caused the blaze.

Rescue 1122 spokesperson Rasool Khan told Dawn that the fire broke out at an electronic appliances shop, which engulfed the nearby outlets within no time.

He said the blaze was brought under control after hectic efforts.

The rescue service spokesperson said the fire reduced goods inside the three shops to ashes.

Separately, a man died and another sustained injuries when a car fall into a ravine on the outskirts of the Bisham city the other day.

Police said a taxicab with two persons on board was coming from Khattak Sar area when the driver lost control over the steering. The vehicle fell into a 700-foot deep ravine, killing driver Said Akbar on the spot and injuring the other.

The locals shifted the injured and the body to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Bisham.

Published in Dawn, May 24th, 2021