Fire guts 5 shops, cycle stores at New Checkon
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 30 2022:
An inferno that broke out on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday gutted five second hand cloth stores and a cycle warehouse at New Checkon Bazaar, here.
However, there is no report of human casualties.
According to police, on receiving information of a fire incident around 12:15 am, a team of fire fighters including 6 fire tenders rushed in an managed to put out the fire by 4 am.
Major portions of the shops have been completely destroyed by the fire, the police informed, adding that the cause of the fire is likely to be electric short circuit.
The cycle warehouse belonged to one Laishram Ibohal Singh (76) son of late Chaoba of New Checkon, the police added.
The total extent of financial loss is yet to be determined.