MAPUSA
Sources disclosed that the owner initially saw smoke erupting from the fridge in the flat at Julia Mansion at around 3 pm. Soon the fridge caught fire while the frightened owner rushed out of the flat and informed the neighbours about the incident. Firemen rushed to the spot after being informed and as a preemptive step first removed a gas cylinder which was near the fridge. They soon put off the fire. The fridge was completely gutted in the fire while the wiring was also burnt. The loss has been estimated at Rs 50,000. A major fire could lead to major disaster, as there were four other flats adjoining to the affected flat besides a bank and a shop in the ground floor of the building.
