120603 India Four buffaloes die in Chandel cowshed blaze
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Four buffaloes die in Chandel cowshed blaze
Updated: 2012-06-05-04:35
MAPUSA: Four buffaloes died after they were badly burnt in a fire that engulfed a cowshed at Chandel, Pernem, on Sunday evening. The tragedy occurred in a cowshed belonging to a farmer Mukund Gawas when dry fodder caught fire.
A neighbour noticed the fire and raised an alarm. People tried to extinguish the fire but the flames engulfed the entire cowshed in no time.
As the buffaloes were tied they could not escape and were charred to death. The exact cause of fire is not known. Gawas has claimed that he has suffered a loss of 1 lakh in the incident.
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Web Source: The Times of India
Date: 5 June, 2012
Country: India