In a possible case of arson, about 2,000 jhuggies and commercial shops of the timber market here were gutted in a major fire in Sector 37 area, Noida. The fire broke out at 2 pm on Thursday, when the Enforcement Department officials of Noida were evacuating the land. The Noida land had been encroached upon and slums and a timber marked had come up there. The Noida authorities wanted the land evacuated but the case was under Supreme court. On March 12, 2003, the Supreme Court ordered to evacuation of slums dwellers from the area.