Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Oct 29: A major fire gutted over 200 big and small shops in Auranagad on Saturday morning in a temporary firecrackers market. Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was brought under control. Also Read - Domestic Flights: Air India Set to Resume Services From Aurangabad to Mumbai | Check Dates & Other Details Here

No human casualties has been reported so far, as all the shopkeepers and customers managed to escape to safety. However, the fir set ablaze four-wheelers and more than two dozen two-wheelers parked in the vicinity. The fire was brought under control but the reason for the blaze is not known. Also Read - 16-Year-Old UP Girl Ends Life, Leaves 18-Page Suicide Note Addressed to PM Modi, Read What She Wrote

#SpotVisuals : Fire breaks out in a firecrackers market in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district; 10 fire tenders at the spot. pic.twitter.com/zUs3cKm8CQ — ANI (@ANI_news) October 29, 2016

The firecracker market was setup in the area ahead of Diwali. With smoked being engulfed the entire area, locals have been asked to stay away the spot of accident.

A Twitter user posted saying that the fire has been brought under control.

#Aurangabad phataka fire is under control pic.twitter.com/ck5TPjHteU — Abhi Arun Joshi (@Aabhi_Joshi) October 29, 2016

In a similar incident, a fire cracker shop in Vadodara broke out in huge fire. The incident happened in Rustampura village of Waghodia taluka on Friday evening in which at least eight people died and several others were injured. Fire brigade was rushed to the spot and it was later brought under control.