Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 10:
Yet another fire erupted in the early hours today at Hebron Veng, New Lamka here, gutting the kitchen and store room of a residential house, reports our correspondent.
This is the fourth fire incident in Churachandpur since December 2004.Sources said that the fire started from the store room of a house belonging to Thangzakam at Hebron Veng around 2:30 am.
It is believed that embers in the room where animal food is prepared may be the source of the fire.
It quickly spread to the kitchen room adjacent to it .
Soon, alarm bells were sounded in the area and the local people in cooperation with the 41st BSF and Fire Brigade, Churachandpur, both of which arrived at the scene quickly with all the necessary fire fighting equipment, managed to put out the fire before it spread to the remaining part of the house.
Preliminary estimates put the value of loss incurred due to the latest fire at around Rs 30,000.The Young Paite Assn, New Lamka unit organizes a social work from 9:30 am onwards and reconstructed the house today itself.