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Two shops destroyed in fire

Two shops destroyed in fire

MAPUSA:Property worth Rs 4 lakh was destroyed in a fire at a house in Sirsaim early Sunday morning.

The fire partly affected the residential home but destroyed a garage and two shops adjacent to the house. The cause of fire is yet to be known.

After getting a call at around 5.25 am, Mapusa Fire Brigade personnel rushed to the site and doused the flames.

According to the fire brigade officials, a garage and a shop belonging to a barber were completely destroyed while an auto-electrical shop was partially destroyed.

Two two-wheelers and three engines in the garage were gutted in the fire.

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