Mangalore, May 10: A short-circuit in the air conditioner caused a blast in its compressor resulting in a major fire tragedy in a house at Vas Lane here on Wednesday evening.
The old fashioned wooden ceiling house belonged to Kunnhi Ahmed Koya, proprietor of Western India Plywoods Ltd.
Sources closed to the owner said that the incident occurred around 5:30 pm, when Mr Koya's wife Rafiya Koya was alone at the house.
When the fire erupted, she informed others. After the fire authorities came to know about the incident, a fire tender was rushed to the site.
By the time firemen arrived, two large rooms along with some furniture and the air conditioner in which the spark occurred had been gutted in fire.
It took more than one hour for the firemen to douse the flames. None of the people in the house suffered any injuries in the mishap.
According to a local, had the fire authorities taken a little bit more time to reach the spot, the flames could have engulfed the entire house.
Source said that the property worth several lakh rupees has been damaged in the incident.
Comments
Add new comment