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A fire broke out in a cloth shop on the third floor of the Adinath Textile Market in Salabatpura, Surat, at about 10:30 am on 19 October 2026. Reports say 10 to 20 fire engines and firefighters responded, the fire stayed in one shop and was controlled in about two hours, and no deaths or injuries were reported. A short circuit is only a preliminary suspicion. It is the fourth confirmed textile-market fire in Surat since 9 September 2026.
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