Our Reporter
Dimapur, Oct. 21 (EMN): A total of six houses were destroyed in a devastating fire which broke out in the early hours of Thursday at Signal Rio Colony in Dimapur.
Sources from West Fire and Emergency Services informed Eastern Mirror that they received a call about the fire incident at around 1:46 am on Thursday. He added that personnel along with two fire tenders were pressed into service and were able to put out the fire within half an hour.
The official informed that the cause of the fire was suspected to be due to an electric short circuit. He also informed that properties worth around INR 20 lakh were damaged in the fire. He added that the timely intervention from the Fire and Emergency Services personnel prevented the fire from spreading to adjoining areas and also managed to salvage properties around INR 30 lakh.
No casualties were reported during the fire incident.
