MARGAO
After the raging fire reduced property worth over Rs 1 crore to ashes in the wee hours of Tuesday, mystery shrouds the exact cause behind the mysterious fire that engulfed the five shops housed in the building.
When The Goan tried to inquire with the Power department to find out the probable reasons behind the mysterious fire, a senior electricity engineer said no authority has asked the department till date to investigate the cause of the fire. “We have read the fire incident through the media. So far, neither the fire services nor any other authority has asked the Electricity department to find out the cause behind the fire,” remarked the senior power official.
When The Goan called up the Margao Fire Station Officer Gill De Souza to shed light on the exact cause behind the fire, he was quick to point out that the cause has not been ascertained till date. He pointed out that the five shops which were engulfed by the fire has been totally damaged in the incident.
Another fire official pointed out that correspondence made to the Electricity Department normally comes up with a reply that the cause of fire cannot be ascertained.
The five shops were gutted in the wee hours of Tuesday destroying property worth around Rs 1.34 crore.
That’s not all. Over 53 customers who were holed up in the hotel, above the shops, had a miraculous escape after the police, fire services and citizens evacuated and rescued them from the building on time.
