PESHAWAR: One person was killed while goods worth millions of rupees were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out in a building in Chowk Yadgar on Sunday. Officials of the Rescue 1122 said the fire broke out at the stationery shop owned by Ghulam Farooq that engulfed in the entire four-storey building. The fire reduced to ashes books, stationery and other goods worth millions of rupees, added the officials.
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A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
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Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared