MARGAO
A departmental store located near the Benaulim panchayat was gutted in a major fire late Sunday.
The fire destroyed property worth Rs six lakh.
The store owner Sukhdev Mohandas informed that he had brought new stock in the store only recently, even as he put the total loss of property to Rs six lakh.
The incident occurred within 15 minutes after the store was closed for the day. Sukhdev who rushed back after being informed of the fire saw his store gutted right in front is his eyes.The Margao fire brigade which had received a call at around 10 pm later brought the fire under control.
Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao and former MLA Mickey Pacheco also rushed to the spot.
