Fire destroys huts

Pondicherry, Jun 26 (UNI) As many as 58 huts were gutted in a fire that broke out at M G R Nagar in Karaikal Region of the union territory early this morning.

According to police, people from the sea-shore had shifted to MGR Nagar and put up huts following the tsunami.

The fire, which was noticed in one of the huts, soon spread to other huts. People who were sleeping ran out of their houses to save themselves.

Four fire tenders from Karaikal fought the blaze for two hours before it could be controlled.

Electrical short circuit was suspected to be the cause for the fire.

The exact amount of loss was yet to be ascertained. Ten goats also perished in the blaze.

Karaikal District Collector Sudheer Kumar, SSP Kannan Jagadeesan and SP Mohanraj visited the area.

All the affected were shifted to a community hall.

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