Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Celebrations at a house in Dadumajra Colony turned into panic and grief on Monday after a fire broke out just hours before a wedding ceremony, causing heavy damage to household items, the groom's clothes and the bride's jewellery.

No one was injured, but the family suffered heavy financial loss.

Ashok Kumar, a resident of Dadumajra Colony, was preparing for his son's wedding and the departure of the wedding procession the same day. Relatives had gathered at the house and a religious ceremony was being performed in the morning as part of the wedding rituals.

According to information, the puja was held on the first floor of the house where an oil lamp (diya) was kept lit near a window curtain. After the rituals wer...