ALAPPUZHA: A major fire broke out at a textiles shop in Cherthala. The incident happened Sunday morning at 3.30 am. The fire broke out at D Damodara Pai Sons Textiles.

The security staff of the nearby bank first saw the fire spreading. They then informed the fire force and the police. It took four and a half hours for the fire brigade to extinguish the fire. Five units of the fire force reached the spot. The shop has been completely gutted in the fire. The shop had a large stock for the Onam season. It is reported that the whole of it has been burnt. Loss of lakhs has been reported.