The fire broke out in a shop at the market early Thursday.

Mahfuz Riven, Fire Service and Civil Defence control room duty officer, said the fire originated from a shop around 5:27am,

On information, 12 firefighting units went to the spot and brought the blaze under control around 6:35am, he said.

However, the cause of the fire is still not clear, Mahfuz said adding that there was no casualty in the fire.