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KAKINADA, October 27, 2015
Updated: October 27, 2015 13:20 IST
At least 25 thatched houses were gutted in a major fire accident that
took place on Tuesday morning in Gudarigunta area in Kakinada town of
East Godavari District. No casualties were reported and the fire tenders
reached in time and brought the fire under control within half-an-hour.
According to Kakinada Fire Officer Udayakumar, there was a fire accident
in the slum area of Gudarigunta at around 11.35 a.m. and two fire
tenders have been rushed to the area and deployed their staff.
The eyewitness and police sources said that fire broke out when gas
leaked from a cylinder in one of the thatched house and caught fire
before engulfing other houses. As the fire incident took place during
the day time, all the school-going children and their parents had left
for their schools and work spots. Old people and kids in the huts were
rescued by neighbours within minutes after the fire broke out.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister N. Chinna Rajappa asked District
Collector H. Arun Kumar to visit the place and assist the families
affected in the fire accident.
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