MAPUSA
Property worth Rs 2 lakh was destroyed in two separate fire mishaps in Pirna and Siolim on Thursday.
In the first incident, a fire broke out at around 6.55 am in the godown of Devu Sawant located near Sri Pandurang Mandir at Pirna.
The Sawant family had lit a stove to heat water, when the flames spread to the firewood stored nearby.
On receipt of information about fire, fire deputy officer Prakash Kannaik along a fire brigade rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. Some firewood in the godown got burnt causing a loss of about Rs 1 lakh while property worth Rs 1.5 lakh was saved by firefighters.
The second incident was reported in Siolim at around 1.45 pm, when fire broke out in the flat on the second floor of a building, which had been rented out to the family of Anisha Chauhan.
A fire broke out due to short circuit in the AC installed in the flat. As soon as the fire broke out, the Chauhan family rushed out of the flat and called the fire brigade.
A fire tender headed by Sharad Gawas rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire. An AC, TV and other materials worth over Rs 1 lakh were damaged in the fire.
