Three four-wheelers parked on roadside near Chintamaniswar under the Laxmisagar police station here were reduced to ashes after a major fire broke out on Monday afternoon.
As per reports, a Class-IX boy was smoking a cigarette hiding himself in an abandoned car parked at Lane 3 at Chintamaniswar. Seeing a passerby, the minor boy threw the half-burnt cigarette in the car and ran away.
The vehicle caught fire from the flames of the half-burnt cigarette; and in no time, the fire quickly spread to two other cars parked adjacent to it.
Receiving information, Fire Services officials reached the spot and doused the flames with the help of locals. While two of the cars were completely gutted, a major portion of the other one was damaged in the fire.
