Cosmetic shop gutted
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 07 2011:
A cosmetic shop located along White House lane in Thangal Bazar under City Police has been gutted in a fire suspected to have been ignited from a faulty electric short circuit late in the evening today.
The owner of the ill-fated shop, BS Cosmetics, has been identified as Waikhom Brajakumar (42) of Sekmaijin.
According to Irungbam Amarjit (20) of Khurai Sajor Leikai, who is a salesman in the shop, there was cosmetic items worth around Rs 1.35 lakhs.
He informed that with the exception to a change over switch which gave out spark every now and then, there is no other means or possibility of igniting fire inside the shop.
However, how the fire broke inside the shop could not be ascertained as the shop was closed and everyone left at around 4.30 pm today.
Timely arrival of Fire Service personnel managed to control the fire from spreading to neighbouring shops.