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Fire Devastation

September 5, 2019;

A warehouse fire has destroyed merchandise belonging to Tibetan sweater sellers in Dhule in Maharashtra State, just weeks before their main winter business season. The fire was caused by a short circuit; the warehouse contents, worth around INR265 lakh (US$370,000 / £300,000) were not insured. 12 Tibetan households are dependent on their sweater selling trade from this market, all members of the Tibetan sweater sellers’ association, the Tibetan Refugee Traders’ Association.

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