**Kendrapada:** A major fire broke out in Deulipada village under Mahakalpada Police Station in Kendrapada district on Saturday night here. Three houses were gutted down and a woman lost her life in the incident.
According to reports, a woman named Deeptimaye Das(23) was sleeping when the fire accidentally caught the thatched roof of her house. Within a few minutes, the house was engulfed in flames.
The trapped woman was burnt alive before anyone could come to her rescue.