Jalandhar: In a tragic incident, a fire broke out in a house reportedly due to lamp which burned down the entire house. The house was located in busy narrow street market in Khodian Mohalla. The narrow streets made it impossible for the fire tenders to reach the spot and control the fire.
A house in the busy market Khodian Mohalla in Jalandhar suddenly caught fire. The entire house of the victim was burnt in the incident. As per the information, When the house caught fire, a 20-year-old girl was present inside. She was taken out by the residents of the locality.
The cause of the fire is being told to be the Jyot (lamp) that was lit in the temple. The fire first started in the temple from the Jyot, then the fire spread to the entire house in no time. It is also said that a pet dog was sleeping inside the house and was killed in the incident.
The teams of the Jalandhar Fire Department have reached the spot and started the work of controlling the fire. Due to the narrow market, the fire brigade vehicle could not come inside. An attempt was made to control the fire by parking the vehicles about 150 meters away from the house. By 12.30 pm, a total of four fire brigade vehicles had reached the spot.