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Woman charred to death in inferno
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 18 2013:
A woman has been burnt to death when a devastating fire broke out in a dwelling house just adjacent to the Chief Secretary's official quarters.
According to information culled from the spot, an extended house attached to the official quarters of retired IAS officer Langel Thangtuan caught fire at about 3 pm today at Sanjenthong VIP colony here.
Langel's quarter number is five and is of type IV .
It is located next to the Chief Secretary's official quarters.
The extended house which caught fire was made of wood, GI sheets and thatched walls.
Lamleikim Paite (47) was inside the extended house when it suddenly caught fire accidentally.
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The fire transformed into an inferno within moments and the woman was caught inside charring him to death.
Lamleikim was a younger sister of Thangtuan's wife.
She hailed from Bungmual village of Churachandpur district.
Information received from Fire Service said that the devastating fire might have originated from electric appliances.
Remains of an electric heater was found at the spot where Lamleikim was found charred to death.
Firemen struggled to control and put off the raging fire using two fire tenders and a water tanker.
But the fire was so ferocious that it charred Lamleikim to death before it could be brought under control.
Major portions of the extended house were reduced to cinders along with destroying all the goods kept inside it.
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