Fire breaks out in Kohima; LPG cylinder blast wakes up residents

Our Correspondent
Kohima, Jan. 13 (EMN):  Residents of Lower Officers Hill colony (Sector D) in Kohima and its surrounding areas were woken up by the tremors caused by the sound of LPG cylinder blast due to a fire incident, in the early hours of Wednesday.

The officer in-charge of South Fire Station, Lhouliebeizo Angami, informed that a call was received at 1:04 am and an operation team was mobilised to douse the fire.

A storeroom, LPG cylinders and one RCC building’s walls and windows at the vicinity of the incident were partially affected by the fire.

Property worth approximately INR 1,60,295 was destroyed. However, no casualty was reported.

The cause of the fire was unknown till the time of filing this report.