Cuttack: A fire broke out in the double-storied house of Vijay Lakshmi Mohanty in Jobra Nuasahi in Odisha’s Cuttack on Sunday morning.
Furniture and other valuables worth lakhs of rupees were burnt to ashes in the blaze. However, no casualty was reported.
According to reports, seeing the smoke billowing out of the house, the family members and the local residents informed the Fire Services department and soon two fire brigade trucks and 11 firefighting personnel were deployed to douse the fire. They brought the blaze under control after several hours of sweat.
Although the exact reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained, local residents complained that the fire broke out owing to the carelessness of the family members.
A detailed report is awaited.
