Fire Services Rush to Contain Dual Blazes on Goa’s New Year’s Night”

Vagator: Goa’s New Year celebrations were marked by two separate fires in Vagator and Cuchelim, with the fire department acting swiftly to contain the incidents. At 00:19 hrs, a dry grass fire broke out near the “W” hotel in Vagator, prompting a quick response from the Mapusa fire station led by Shahid Khan reportedly after firecrackers were burst on the beach.
Just hours later, at 00:52 hrs, another fire erupted near Raj petrol pump on Marna Siolim road in Cuchelim, again handled by the Mapusa fire team [2]. The incidents highlight concerns about dry grass fires in Goa, especially during the dry season.






