A fire broke out on the top floor of the four-storey Fancy Market building in Kidderpore on Monday night.

The top floor of the building houses a bar-cum-restaurant and a garments godown.

No one was trapped or injured in the fire that was doused with the help of seven fire tenders. Residents lent a helping hand. The flames were contained within half an hour.

The fire broke out a few minutes after 9pm, said Shahjahan Ahmed, who runs a shop across the road in front of Fancy Market.

“We saw huge flames coming out of the top floor of the building. There is a bar on the top floor. But luckily no one was injured or trapped in the fire,” Ahmed said.

Police suspect the fire originated in a garments godown adjoining Zaika Sports Bar, sources said.

“The godown has a tin shed. We are suspecting the fire started there,” a police officer said.

Most of the shops and godowns at Fancy Market, known as one of the busiest and cheapest markets in the city, do not follow fire safety norms, police said.

Mohammad Kamiruddin, a member of the market committee, however, said there were four fire extinguishers in the building, all of which were exhausted while fighting the flames on Monday night. Around four more extinguishers were brought from the adjoining Five-Star Market and used to douse the flames.

Fancy Market is located in a congested area surrounded by residential and commercial buildings.

Had the fire spread, it could have damaged hundreds of shops and homes and led to a huge loss of life and property.

Mayor Firhad Hakim visited the spot. He said it would be ascertained if the shops were prepared to fight a fire in case of an emergency.

Shanties gutted

A fire broke out in a slum near Rajdanga School Road in Kasba around 2.45pm on Monday. Four shanties were gutted, police said. Cops suspect the fire started from an LPG cylinder. No one was trapped or injured, the police said.