Pratapgarh, Nine houses were burnt to ashes in a fire that broke out in a Dalit locality in a village in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening. Officials gave this information.
Antu police station in-charge Anant Pal Singh said, “The cause of the fire is not known. However, with the help of the fire department and villagers, we were able to control the fire after a lot of effort.”
He said, “The houses of Rakesh Saroj, Ravindra Saroj, Sanjay Saroj, Govind Saroj, Motilal Saroj, Pradeep Saroj, Dharmdev Saroj, Radheshyam Saroj and Ram Samjhu were completely burnt in the fire.”
According to officials, apart from household items, many goats also died in the fire.
Deputy District Magistrate Nancy Singh said, “I have directed the revenue officer to make a thorough assessment of the damage and directed the local ration dealer to immediately provide food and essential supplies to the affected families.”
Courtesy : IBC24
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