Fire guts
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, October 15 2021:
A fire razed a house and a rice mill to the ground in Bhowmikpara region of Borobekra GP at Barak Circle today at about 11.30 am.
Officials from the sub fire station at Jiribam said that that they did not receive any calls for assistance regarding the unfortunate incident.
Although the exact source of the fire is still unknown, villagers speculate that the fire could've started from a house that stores rubber.
Further, the amount of monetary damage is calculated to be about Rs 5 lakh but the exact official figure has not been released.
A demand for an office branch of the fire service at Barak Circle in Jiribam has been raised for some time now.
However, the demand has not been actualised till date.