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VALPOI
More than Rs 12 lakh worth of property was damaged after house was gutted in a fire at Massorde in Sattari Taluka. The cause of the fire has been attributed to an electrical short circuit. Sources have informed that Valpoi fire station managed to save property worth Rs. 4 lakh.
Valpoi fire section staff manage to save property of rupees for Lake as per the information received from the sources.
According to the locals, the house owner Balchandra Gawas raised an alarm at 2:45 am on Wednesday. The family had discovered that the adjacent room to the living room was on fire. Upon discovering that the fire may have been caused by a short circuit, the fire station was called to douse the fire.
Fire personnel rushed to the site of the fire and managed to save property worth Rs 4 lakh.
Gawas, house owner, has claimed property damage worth Rs 12 lakh which includes Rs 9 lakh worth of gold destryed besides other house-hold items worth Rs. 3 lakh.
The house owner also informed that all the family members were asleep in the house when the fire began. Two cupboards containing all the valuables were destroyed in the fire. The roof of the house has also been damaged.
Sources at the Valpoi fire station have confirmed Gawas’ account and will submit a report soon. They have confirmed that property damage has been more than
Rs 10 lakh.
Fire engulfs mini-godown at Gogol
MARGAO: A major fire gutted a mini-godown at Gogol on Wednesday evening, destroying property worth around Rs 5-6 lakh. The incident occurred at around 6.30 pm shortly after the owner Alaric Pires had closed the shop after switching off the MCB. Dealing in chips (food items), the owner had received a fresh stock of chips worth Rs 6 lakh and it is feared that the entire consignment has been destroyed in the fire. “I had downed the shutters of the shop in the evening after switching of the MCB. Within minutes, I received a call that the godown has been engulfed in a fire. Immediately, the fire brigade was informed and we all rushed to the premise,” he said.
Alaric suspected that high voltage could be the probable reason behind the fire since a portion of the Borda side had no power supply at the time of the incident.
