An accident occurred earlier in Chilika Khar Yamuna village, within the jurisdiction of Krishnaprasad police station in Puri district, where a severe fire erupted in a shrimp warehouse, reducing the stored fish and shrimp to ashes.
Residents spotted the blaze and quickly alerted the warehouse owner, Sahafi Sahu, and the fire brigade. Firefighters promptly arrived on the scene and extinguished the flames. However, firefighters managed to control the fire only after the flames had already destroyed the stock of fish and shrimp—valued at over three lakh rupees.
Initial reports suggest a short circuit may have caused the fire, though the exact reason remains unknown.