51 thatched houses gutted in fire accident – Collector assures all help

Sunday, March 4, 2018 
Visakhapatnam

As many as 51 thatched houses were gutted in a fire accident in Venkannapalem area of Peda Gantyada today.

According to preliminary investigation by the Fire Department, fire broke out in Venkannapalem area due to an electrical short-circuit. The victims lamented that they lost all their belongings including gold, house-hold articles, food and clothes. Most of the families residing there are daily wage earners. Fire tenders one each from Peda Gantyada, Auto Nagar and Steel Plant fire stations rushed to the spot and it took one and a half hour to extinguish the fire.

District Collector Pravin Kumar and GVMC Commissioner M.Harinarayanan visited the accident spots. The Collector assured the victims of all help.