MARGAO: A major fire gutted a residential house of former sarpanch of Sao Jose de Areal Martha Cardozo on Wednesday. The incident came to light at around 11 am when smoke stared billowing from the house.
The fire brigade, which was intimated of the incident at around 11.10 am, said that household items, consisting of a TV and sofa set, furniture, clothes, wardrobe etc., were gutted in the fire. While Fire Officer Gill de Souza has put the total loss of property to Rs 1.50 lakh, the owner Vilas Cardozo has estimated the total loss to around Rs 10 lakh.
If you enjoyed reading this article, you can help support our journalism by adding OHeraldo as a preferred source.
“The entire house and the items have been damaged in the fire,” he told newsmen.
Fire services have attributed the fire to a suspected short circuit. The inmates were out of the house when the incident occurred and the fire was first noticed by residents of an adjoining building. This is the second fire incident in Sao Jose de Areal village, a day after a major fire engulfed a scrapyard.
