Sanguem house gutted, loss suffered Rs 2 lakh
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
SANGUEM, JAN 11
Property worth over Rs 2 lakh was destroyed, after a house was gutted in a fire in the thickly populated area of Bendwaddo ward of Sanguem Municipal Council (SMC) on Sunday at about 7 pm.
No one was injured in the incident, as the inmates had left for a religious function at the time of incident.
The fire, which was reportedly caused due to short circuit, engulfed the first floor of the residential house belonging to one Anat Shet Karmalkar.
Besides household items, the fire also damaged the side walls and the top slab of the house.
Ironically, Karmalkar had tied their dog on the first floor of the house. However, the dog escaped without any injuries as Councillor Deepak Marathe reportedly helped get the dog out out the house.
After learning about the incident, SMC Chairperson Sanjay Raikar, former councillor Sandesh Kossambe, Dinesh Naik and Gurunath Marathe rushed to the site and assisted in preventing the fire from spreading to other houses in the area.
Fire Brigade officials from Curchorem also rushed to the site and assisted in dousing off the fire. The loss suffered is estimated between Rs 2 and Rs 3 lakh.
SMC Chairperson Raikar immediately handed over cash of Rs 10,000 to the Karmalkar family to tide over the situation for the time being.
Raikar also assured the Karmalkar family to put up their case before Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to get financial assistance at the earliest. SMC Chief Officer Vassant Parwar also visited the affected family.
