Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 30:
A residential house and all its properties have been razed to ground in a devastating fire that broke out at Langol Zone-IV Lairembi Leikai at around 12.30 pm today.
The fire is believed to have started from a faulty electric short circuit.
The ill-fated house belongs to one Takhellambam Sanjoy.
According to sources from Fire Services, on receiving report about the fire at around 12.44 pm,, two fire tenders were rushed in, but as the house was made of timber, the fire spread quickly destroying all the properties inside.
Nonetheless, the fire service personnel managed to control the fire from spreading to the neighbouring houses.
Although an official estimation of the loss has not yet been worked out, it is assumed properties worth lakhs of rupees may have been destroyed in the fire.
It may be recalled here that another residential house had been destroyed in a fire which broke out at Singjamei Chingamathak Thokchom Leikai at around 8.20 pm yesterday.