As per the report, flames erupted at one Sudhir Jena’s house late in the night while his family members were asleep. Till Jena woke up and raised an alarm the blaze had spread to the houses of Dhaneswar Jena, Gangadhar Jena and two others located in the neighborhood.
Properties including electronic goods, food grains and furniture belonging to five families were completely reduced to ashes till Fire Brigade team from Khordha reached the spot and doused the flames.
While the affected families spent sleepless night under the open sky post the incident, locals have demanded compensation for them from the administration.
