MARGAO
Organic manure stacked in a shop near the Rajendra Prasad stadium in the city here was destroyed on Tuesday evening.
The incident occurred when smoke was found billowing out of the closed shop after 6 pm on Tuesday evening. The locals immediately intimated the owner Damodar Desai and requisitioned the fire brigade, suspecting fire in the shop.
When the shop was opened, the fire men found that the entire premises was enveloped by smoke reportedly caused by the fire.
The fire brigade is assessing the exact loss in the fire.
Margao MLA Digambar Kamat also rushed to the spot and inquired with the owner. The owner maintained that the organic manure could not be transported out of the shop in the evening since the shop had to be closed by 3 pm.
