A fire broke out at the house of Pradip Chanda, corporator of Ward No. 13 of AMC. The whole area including his house was saved from the big fire. The fire was brought under control by the efforts of local residents and fire brigade workers. Pradip’s wife was cooking at home when the entire house was engulfed in smoke.She immediately turn off the gas. But still the whole house was slowly covered with smoke when he noticed the fire under the bed. Neighbors rushed to his screams and tried to control the fire as well as alerting the firemen.Pradip Chanda told reporters that, he could not say exactly how the fire started, maybe it was caused by a short circuit. AMC mayor Dipak Majumder rushed to his house after receiving the news of the incident. Agartala Press Club Editor Pranab Sarkar and others also go to his house after receiving the news.
