Carpentry house gutted
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, October 18 2020:
A carpentry house located at Kairembikhok, Thoubal was razed by a blaze last night and it destroyed properties worth around Rs 5 lakh.
The ravaged carpentry house belongs to one Takhellambam Premananda Singh of Kairembikhok Mayai Leikai.
It is suspected that electric short circuit sparked off the blaze and it was first noticed by a neighbour named Basanta at around 12 midnight.
Immediately, he alerted people of the neighbourhood and many joined hands to control the blaze.
Soon, the local people were joined by two fire tenders of Thoubal Fire Service and the raging fire was finally put under control at around
1.30 am .
Family members of Premananda said that properties worth Rs five lakh including furniture items and tools have been destroyed by the raging fire.