Puri, Oct 22: On late Friday night 400 Habisyalis ( who observe Kartik Brata ) witnessed a close call when all of sudden a major fire broke out in the Ashram they were residing in here. It’s stated that when the residents were resting at the Bagala Dharmasala Ashram at around 11pm, a tent cloth at the center caught fire which happened due to a short circuit in a fan capacitor at the entrance gate. Immediately, two fire brigade staffs who were present there somehow managed to deluge the flame.
Although required inspections were been conducted in the evening, but still the mishap took place. It was fortunate enough that immediate action by the fire fighters saved the lives of the residents. The District Collector Arvind Agrawal arrived at the spot and reviewed the situation. Although in fear of the recently occurred Sum Hospital incident special fire-fighting squads had made an inspection at various places in the day, this disastrous incident happened which has thus raised questions on the efficiency and effectiveness of the District Administration.
