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Infernos wreak havoc at Ukhrul
Source: The Sangai Express / Mungchan Zimik
Ukhrul, January 29 2020:
Three infernos wreaked havoc at Ukhrul town at threre different locations in the last 24 hours.
A massive fire broke out at Phungreitang West, Ukhrul at around 2.45am reducing 9 shops and 7 rooms to ashes.
An eye witness Chuimaya L Shimray said that he saw the fire at 2.45am and alerted the neighbours and tenants.
The inferno destroyed properties worth of more than Rs two crore including retread machines, 3 air compressors, 60 new tyres, retreaded tyres, eggs, spare parts, bikes kept for repairing, lubricants etc.
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Since the shops mostly deals in rubber and lubricant items, the fire spread and engulfed the whole wooden building.
The building belonged to Stenson L Shimray and Horthing Kapai.
It is suspected that the fire might have started from a bakery.
The bakery is run by P Burman.
Another fire broke out at about 2 pm at Viewland and the cause of fire is suspected to be electric short circuit.
No report of human casualty.
The room was partially burnt and some portion of the wall was damaged along with wires, blanket, television and bed.
Meanwhile a minor fire broke today from an electric pole at around 1 pm today.
Ukhrul fire brigade put off the fire in time.
It might be mentioned that last week, a fire also broke out at Hungpung and a two year old child was charred to death.
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