- विज्ञापन -
Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident at Odisha a woman was burnt to death after her shop caught fire in the Pattamundai area of Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Sunday.
Sources said that the deceased was identified as Kamala Sahoo, a resident of Baktarpur village.
Local residents claimed Sahoo had a betel shop at Baktarpur village market where she also used to sell petrol.
Sahoo, as per her daily routine, opened the shop on Sunday morning, and was offering Puja by burning incense sticks when the fuel kept in plastic bottles and jerrycan suddenly caught fire.
Sahoo was trapped in the fire as the flames rapidly engulfed the whole shop within minutes.
Upon being informed, the police and fire services personnel reached the spot and doused the fire.
Sahoo, who had sustained serious burn injuries, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead.
The shop was completely gutted by the fire.
Police have started an investigation into the matter by registering an unnatural death case in this regard.
