Two shops gutted by fire in Chakpikarong
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Chandel, April 24 2015 :
At least two shops have been completely razed to the ground by a devastating fire on Friday at Tampi village under Chakpikarong Police Station in Chandel district.
According to a source, the fire that erupted from an unknown place at around 3:30 am in the morning and burnt down a house that belonged to Sengul Monishing Anal of Tampi along with a grocery shop, a pan shop cum tea stall attached to the house destroying goods worth lakhs.
The grocery shop keepers have been identified as Ps.
Shangjoyhring (widow) (30) and Sng Hringshel (widow) aged (58), both residence of Tampi village.
As there is no fire brigade in Chakpikarong Sub-divisional headquarters, the neighbors from the locality helped douse the fire before it spread to the adjoining houses.