12 houses gutted, assets worth lakhs lost in Dhenkanal village fire

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Kamakhyanagar: At least 12 houses were gutted and assets worth lakhs lost in a massive fire which broke out in Asurabandha village under Bhuban police limits in Dhenkanal district last night.

Sparks erupted at a resident’s house in Misrasahi in the village late in the night while all the residents were asleep. After someone in the village witnessed smokes billowing out of the house and raised an alarm, the locals swung into action and tried to douse the flames on their own.

Later the fire brigade was intimated about the mishap and fire tenders contained the blaze reaching the spot.

However, till the fire was doused valuable properties including furniture, electronic goods and important documents had been completely reduced to ashes.

While the exact cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, an electric short circuit is suspected behind the incident.

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