Aali: A fire reportedly triggered by firecrackers gutted a two-room thatched house in Demal village under Aali police station limits in Odisha’s Kendrapada district around 1 am, destroying household belongings worth several lakh rupees.
According to reports, the family of Narayan Nayak was asleep when the fire broke out late Sunday night. Villagers noticed the flames and immediately alerted the family before rushing to the spot to douse the fire.
They also informed the fire services department. However, the flames had engulfed both rooms of the thatched house by the time firefighters arrived, leaving the structure gutted. Several household belongings were reduced to ashes in the incident.
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