Overview
- The blaze at a Mandrem beachside resort, which erupted around 8:45 pm Thursday, gutted at least six cottages and left all guests unharmed.
- Goa police gave the six-cottage count on Friday after early reports put the damage at three units.
- Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar said a short circuit in the generator room is suspected as the source, with the cause still under investigation.
- Residents fought the flames first before engines from the Mapusa and Pernem stations arrived, a sequence that renewed complaints about slow response times.
- Losses are pegged in crores as officials review permits and fire no‑objection certificates (NOCs) for the property, a focus sharpened by last December’s deadly nightclub fire in North Goa.