Maruti van catches fire near PWD office
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 14 2011:
A white Maruti van bearing registration no.MN05A/0501 caught fire at Khuyathong under City Police Station at around 1.50 pm today.
According to eye-witnesses, the ill-fated Maruti van was among other vehicles standing in the queue for filling oil from the nearby PCTC oil pump.
When the vehicles in front moved ahead, the Maruti van could not start its engine.
The driver was trying his level best to start the engine, when all of a sudden sparks flew out igniting a fire.
In an attempt to put out the fire, one of the men standing nearby poured some water.
But instead of extinguishing, flames of fire burst out engulfing the entire van in no time.
Fire Service personnel arrived to put out the fire.
But the Maruti van had been burnt beyond redemption.
There is no injury in the fire, but goods belonging to a road-side tea stall have been reportedly reduced to ciders.