Incident of arson in businessman’s house, family narrowly escapes

Jashpur. A sudden fire broke out in the house of Pawan Laddha, a mobile businessman of Kunkuri in the district. After the incident, there was chaos in the locality, and people immediately informed the police and fire department. The incident took place in the street behind the Jain temple.

On receiving the information, Kunkuri police station in-charge Sunil Singh showed promptness and reached the spot with the fire brigade team and took stock of the situation. Meanwhile, an additional fire brigade vehicle was also sent to the spot from Bagiya, the home residence of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai. Due to efficient fire fighting efforts, the fire was controlled in a short time.

According to preliminary information, the fire broke out in the puja room. It may have been caused by a short circuit or burning from a diya, but there was no loss of life and a major accident was averted.