Dilip Kumar

Bhadrak: More than 1500 sacks of paddy have been reduced to ashes after a major fire broke out at a godown of a paddy trader at Sashtrighat near Chandabali in the district on Saturday.

Though the exact cause of the blaze has not yet been ascertained, electric short circuit is suspected to be the reason behind the incident. The owner of the godown said that over 1500 sacks of paddy were stored in the godown hall.

The incident took place on Friday night. The fire services personnel from Chandbali and Rajkanika brought the inferno under control.

"It is not possible to guesstimate the cost of the grains which were gutted in the mishap. The owner is being questioned about the loss he suffered. The cause of the fire is also being investigated," said Prasant Maharana, additional Tehsildar of Chandbali.

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