Lohardaga, Nov 9 (PTI) A fire broke out in the house of a rice mill owner in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga town in the early hours of Monday, a police officer said.
The fire broke out at the residence of rice mill owner Deepak Jaiswal in the Mission Chowk locality of Lohardaga.
No casualties were reported in the incident, police said.
Family members rushed out of the house after local residents alerted them about the fire.
The local residents, along with fire brigade personnel, swung into action and doused the flames.
Deepak Jaiswal and his son Priyesh sustained minor injuries in an attempt to escape and are undergoing treatment.
Deepak’s brother Pankaj Jaiswal said they woke up hearing neighbours raising the alarm, only to see dense smoke emanating from their house.
By the grace of God, all family members are safe, he added.
The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, police said.
In another incident in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, a garment shop in Bhatharia village was reduced to ashes in a fire that broke out from an earthen lamp while a puja was being performed at the store on Sunday night during Diwali.
SDPO (Sarath) Mujibur Rahman said clothes, including sarees worth Rs 5 lakh and cash Rs 50,000, were damaged in the fire. PTI COR BS RG
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