VALPOI
A major fire broke out at a kiosk near Savarde-Sattari bridge on Thursday evening after a gas leak from a cylinder triggered flames, causing extensive damage. The kiosk is owned by Suresh Gaonkar who depends on the business for his livelihood. At around 4 pm, while opening the shop, a domestic gas cylinder kept for use suddenly started leaking. Before he could realise the danger the gas caught fire.
The blaze completely destroyed goods and materials inside the shop. Locals tried to put out the fire but due to continuous gas leak they could not control flames. Firefighters from Valpoi Fire Station arrived and brought fire under control. Losses were estimated at around Rs 60,000 while property worth about Rs 40,000 was saved. Gaonkar said fire started due gas leak destroying goods completely.
