Fire breaks out in Berhampur slum, over 60 houses gutted

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KalingaTV News Network

Berhampur: More than 60 houses were gutted after a major fire broke out in a slum near Biju Patnaik Park in the city on Thursday.

No causality was reported till the filing of this story. However, properties worth lakhs were reduced to ashes due to the fire. Two fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flame.

Eyewitnesses said that a cooking gas cylinder kept in one of the house exploded and fire broke out, spreading to other houses in the slum.

The slum dwellers demanded compensation from the local administration. Police have rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.

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