Bhubaneswar, Jan 29: Fire broke out at a medicine warehouse in Bhubaneswar Wednesday and it is suspected that short circuit is likely to be the reason behind the mishap. No casualties have been reported so far.

As per the report, nearby people saw smoke coming out of the warehouse -- Pharma World on Naharkanta Puri Canal Road in Panchamukhi Nagar. Two teams of firefighters were trying to contain the fire.

An employee of the warehouse was present at the backside of the building during the mishap. The firefighters, after getting the information, arrived at the scene and acted quickly.

The reason behind the fire eruption is yet to be ascertained, but it is suspected to be due to a possible short circuit. The report says that fire broke out in the ground floor before it spread to the first floor, damaging medicines, worth more than Rs 1,00,000.

More details are awaited in this connection.

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