MAPUSA
A house at Dattawadi, Mapusa was destroyed following a fire on Tuesday resulting in a loss of around Rs 3.60 lakh, Mapusa fire officials informed.
The massive fire which engulfed the house soon spread to other attached rooms reducing all the house items to ashes.
A fire tender of Mapsua fire station rushed to the spot after receiving a call a little after midnight at around 12.40 am.
Four fire tenders “ two from Mapusa and one each from Porvorim, Panaji and Panaji headquarters “ were pressed into service to control the fire which was raging and threatening to spread nearby houses.
“We had to carry out the firefighting operation from a distance as the fire brigade could not reach the house which was on fire due to a narrow road access,” a fire official informed.
The fire personnel took almost three hours to bring the fire under control but by then almost all household items including the roof were reduced to ashes.
A LPG cylinder also caught fire but the timely intervention of the fire officials saved it from blasting. However, a compressor of a refrigerator burst in the raging fire.
The fire is believed to have occurred owing to a short circuit.
Fire officials informed that a report will be filed after ascertaining the cause of the fire.
