Houses at Kanan Veng catch fire
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 31 2023:
Several houses at Kanan Veng and Kekru Villa under Imphal Police Station went up in flames on Monday night.
According to a report, the fire first began at one of the Kacha houses, set up for rent, in Kanan Veng around 9 pm Monday.
The fire spread to 15 other rooms and some nearby houses, before engulfing a house in Kekru Villa.
The area is a settlement of mixed communities.
Residents of the houses were seen carrying out their properties amid the inferno with the hope of salvaging whatever they could.
People nearby also helped them in their attempt.
Imphal Fire Service pressed into service several fire tenders to put out the fire and finally managed to extinguish the flames late at night.