chandigarh seven tin sheds were destroyed in the fire that occurred at sector 53 furniture market on monday noon though three water boosters and four fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot a part of the market was completely destroyed however fire wing of the mc managed to minimize the damage by dousing the spreading flames the exact reason of the fire could not be traced out till the filing the report but sources state that sparks from welding work could have caused the blaze however no official confirmation has been done the shops had wooden material and other highly inflammable products that caused the fire to spread in all directions by the time fire tenders reached the spot seven shops were almost damaged in the fire we tried to control the flames and the entire exercise took almost one hour to douse the flames completely the exact reason of the incident could not be traced out said ml sharma station fire officer of the mc sources in the mcs fire wing revealed that all these shops are situated in very narrow area and there is hardly any space in between this is not the first time such incident has been reported the entire market is illegal and built in a manner that such incident can happen any time we cannot even label them as encroachment as the matter is pending with the high court nothing can be done right now said a senior mc official after the fire incident local bjp president sanjay tandon met the affected shopkeepers and officer bearers of the market who demanded proper shops for the market tandon has assured them of a proper place for their shops