A fire broke out at BiharтАЩs minor irrigation minister Santosh Kumar SumanтАЩs official residence in Patna on Wednesday morning when the minister and his family were at home. However, no one was hurt as they rushed out of the house after detecting smoke. The fire department claimed to have brought the blaze under control within a couple of hours, but the cause of the fire was not known at this stage.
At 8 am on Wednesday morning, the ministerтАЩs family comprising wife Deepa Manjhi, son Aditya and daughter Guriya noticed smoke billowing out of one of the rooms of the government flat and rushed out of the house, said a fire department official. Santosh Kumar Suman is son of former chief minister and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president, Jitan Ram Manjhi.
тАЬThis is an old building, and I cannot really say what caused the fire,тАЭ Suman said.
The fire started on the ground floor of the ministerial bungalow, located on Strand Road in Patna, and it burnt most articles such as clothes, furniture, electronic equipment and air conditioners before it was brought under control with the help of two fire tenders. It didnтАЩt cause any injuries or casualties, the fire department said.
тАЬIt happened in a room at the ministerial bungalow. Though we donтАЩt know the exact reason, as of now, an air-conditioner is suspected to be the cause of the fire. An investigation will be done,тАЭ HAM spokesperson Danis Rizwan said.
