Bargarh, May 30: Quintals of rice were gutted down to ashes after a truck carrying it suddenly caught fire at Paikamala area of Bargarh district on Monday.

According to sources, a truck carrying quintals of rice was enroute Padmapur when it suddenly caught fire near Paikamala police station.

On being informed, fire tenders reached the spot and doused the fire.

However the cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet.