Puttur: A fire broke out in an unoccupied old building on Main Road in Puttur in the early hours of Sunday, damaging wooden materials and part of the roof covering.

Firefighters from the Puttur Fire and Emergency Services rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident and brought the blaze under control. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Passerby alerts fire services

The fire reportedly broke out at around 3 am on Sunday. A passerby noticed flames coming from the building and immediately alerted the Puttur Fire and Emergency Services and the police.

Fire personnel arrived at the location and took steps to extinguish the fire, preventing the blaze from continuing to spread within the structure.

The building, which is reportedly an old house, is currently unoccupied. The absence of occupants meant that no one was inside the premises when the fire broke out, according to the information available about the incident.

Wooden cot and roof covering damaged

According to the fire department, a wooden cot and the roof covering were damaged in the fire. The extent of the damage to the structure has not been fully established.

Those associated with the building arrived at the spot after the incident and inspected the premises to assess the damage caused by the blaze.

The fire damaged materials inside the old structure, but further details about the condition of the building following the incident were not immediately available.

Cause of fire remains unknown

The exact cause of the fire remains unknown. According to the information available, the building does not have an electricity connection, making an electrical fault an unlikely explanation based on the details currently known. However, the actual cause has not been established.

The circumstances that led to the fire have not been clarified, and no definitive reason for the outbreak has been reported.

The incident highlights the need for caution around old and unoccupied buildings, where a fire may go unnoticed until someone nearby spots smoke or flames. The passerby’s timely alert enabled the fire services to respond and extinguish the blaze.

Further details regarding the cause of the fire and the overall damage to the building are awaited.