Ludhiana, Nov. 27 -- A fire broke out on the first floor of a house on Chuharpur Road late Tuesday night, destroying household articles and furniture, police said. No injuries were reported, they added.

According to local residents, the flames were first noticed by an elderly woman in the house shortly after she finished her evening prayer. She was alone at home when the fire erupted. Spotting thick smoke and flames, she ran outside and alerted neighbours, prompting them to rush to the spot.

Local residents initially tried to control the fire using buckets of water and small extinguishers, but as the flames intensified.

Jugal Kishore Goyal, owner of the house, said he reached the spot after receiving information about the fire. "My mot...