Fire Guts house In Vidavaluru mandal, Family Escapes Unharmed

Nellore: A family had a narrow escape when a house was completely burnt to the ground in Ramalingapuram, a fishing village in Vidavaluru mandal of Nellore district, which broke out late on Wednesday night.

The fire destroyed Pamanji Govindu’s house and the flames consumed all household items, including valuables and cash. Govindu, his wife and children managed to escape from home in their nightgowns.

The family said that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit and caused financial loss of around Rs 5 lakh. After the incident occurred during a sports competition in the village one night, citizens immediately reported the situation to the fire department.

Fire crews came to the scene and extinguished the flames, but by then the house and its contents had turned to ashes.

The affected family applied for financial assistance from the government to rebuild their house and sought support from Kovur MLA Prasanthi Reddy. Vidavaluru sub-inspector Naresh registered a case and said investigation was ongoing.

Neighborhood residents expressed shock and sadness that the incident occurred during the New Year’s period and left the family homeless.