As many as 50 shops burned down after Chitral’s Landa Bazaar caught fire.

The causes of fire are still unknown that also engulfed nearby houses and shops in Chitral's Darosh area.

The blaze was so intense that the flames spread to Shehzada Zia auto market.

It took the fire brigade officials more than six hours to douse the fire. Local volunteers, police and Chitral scouts also assisted fire brigade officials.

Darosh Police Station House Officer (SHO) Bulbul Hassan said that the fire destroyed 50 shops, four vehicles and four motorcycles whereas adjacent houses were also seriously damaged.

Loss worth millions of rupees was caused by the fire however; no life loss has been reported yet.