Inferno razes farm, wildfire contained
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 05 2025:
Two separate fire incidents have been reported in the past two days, with one destroying a farm.
On Tuesday evening, a fire broke out at the Kounu View Farm in Khurkhul Singjapokpi, under Sekmai police station.
The farm was left unattended since outbreak of the crisis on May 3, 2023 .
The farm belongs to one Heikham Amuthoi of Leimakhong Chingmang, who is presently taking shelter in a relief camp at Khurkhul.
Amuthoi has filed a complaint at Sekmai police station, expressing suspicion that the fire could have been deliberately set.
A team from Sekmai police has since inspected the site following the complaint.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday around 4:20 pm, a wildfire broke out on the Tentha Kan-gla hillock.
Upon receiving the report, a joint team of Khongjom police, Thoubal Fire Service, Forest department, and local residents moved in and successfully extinguished the fire.