House gutted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 12 2013:
Goods worth several lakhs were destroyed when a house was gutted by a raging fire at Kongpal Naoroibam Leikai, Imphal East district under Porompat police station this morning.
The fire which destroyed the house of Sorokhaibam Chandrajini reportedly originated from a candle kept on a dressing table at around 9.07 am.
Though the ground floor was made of brick and concrete, the first floor was made of wood.
As such, the whole first floor and the articles kept inside were reduced to cinders.
Nevertheless, fire tenders were able to control and prevent the inferno from spreading to neighbouring structures.
Even as the exact monetary value of the goods destroyed till the time of filing this report, it is estimated goods worth several lakhs have been destroyed.