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MARGAO
A major fire engulfed an apartment in a residential building near the Aquem Power House on Thursday evening, destroying property worth around Rs 2.75 lakh.
The incident occurred on Thursday evening when fire was spotted in the bedroom of a flat located on the second floor belonging to Ashraf Pandiyal. The fire brigade, which received a call at around 7.15 pm, immediately rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire. A second fire tender was dispatched immediately as a precautionary measure.
Fire officer Ashok Kumar Parit told the media after the fire-fighting operation that the bedroom was engulfed in a fire. The fire-fighting operation was hampered as thick black smoke billowed from the room after the mattress was completely burnt in the fire.
The exact cause of the fire remains unknown as the electric appliances were totally gutted in the fire. The fire men removed two LPG cylinders out of the apartment as a precautionary measure.
Parit said the fire services are waiting for the owner to submit the loss of property.
