Fire broke out in a residential house at Khareband locality of Margao on Sunday afternoon, causing loss of property worth Rs 2.5 lakh.
Fire service personnel informed that two fire tenders were pressed into service to extinguish the fire which is believed to have occurred at around 3.20 pm.
The loss caused by the destruction of property has been pegged at Rs 2.5 lakh as the fire had destroyed the rafters and other furniture in the house.
The exact cause of the fire remains unknown. The house was closed at the time of the incident.
