House reduced to cinders at Thongjao Mayai Leikai
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 26 2012:
Even though some household items could be saved, a house with thatch roofing has been completely destroyed by a fire that took place at Thongjao Mayai Leikai under Waikhong police station in Thoubal district.
According to a Waikhong police station source, the incident occurred at around 1.30 pm today.
Despite personnel of the police station along with the locals managing to prevent the inferno from spreading to adjacent houses the house belonging to one Thangjam Achou Singh (61) of Thongjao Mayai Leikai could not be saved due to the use of highly inflammable construction materials such as the thatch roof and bamboo and wood frame, and swift wind blowing at the time of the incident.
Source of the fire is suspected to be from burning of waste material near the house by some children.
With the nearest fire station located at Kakching, which is about 15 kilometres from Waikhong police station, arrival of fire tenders on being informed by the police station was late to prevent devastation of the house.