The house which was partially gutted in a fire at Ucassaim.
MAPUSA
One person was injured when a portion of the house was gutted in fire at Pajir-Ucassaim on Wednesday evening.
The house belongs to the Borkar family, and two brothers, Manohar Borkar and Subhash Borkar, live in two parts of this house.
The fire gutted the portion of the house belonging to Manohar, and some parts of the portion belonging to Subhash.
Subhash sustained minor injuries while bringing an LPG cylinder out of the burning house.
Manohar suffered extensive losses as household appliances, cupboards, clothes, gold and cash were destroyed in the fire. Subhash also suffered some losses to his home appliances and other items.
Manohar Borkar and his family was not present in the house when the fire broke out.
Subhash’s wife took ill on seeing the fire, and she was treated with first aid by the medical staff of a 108 ambulance.
Fire tenders fro the Mapusa and Porvorim fire stations brought the fire under control. The cause of the fire is unclear and investigations are in progress.
