Fire destroyed a fruit shop near Maharaja Nagar ‘Uzhavar Sandhai’ here in the early hours of Friday.
Police said fire broke out in the fruit shop situated near the eastern boundary of the farmers’ market at around 4.30 a.m. and destroyed the entire shop where Rs. 5 lakh-worth fruits, coolers, fruit juice makers and soft drink bottles had been stocked. Fire and Rescue Services personnel from Palayamkottai Fire Station extinguished the flame after 2-hour-long battle.