16 houses and few agro dept huts gutted in 2 separate fire accidents

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:13 [IST]

Aizawl, Mar 12 (UNI) A fire engulfed at least 16 houses of the upper republic locality here last night.

Police said the fire that broke out from an LPG cylinder destroyed a piggery. However, the total value of loss is yet to be ascertained. No casualties were reported, police confirmed.

Five fire engines were presed into service.

Meanwhile,in another incident, a few state agriculture department huts in the Kolashib area, along Mizoram-Asom border were also gutted yesterday from 'Jhum' fire.

Police arrested two persons who had set fire to the Jhum land.

The house, which caught fire here was a store for pump sets and rice threshing mechines.

UNI

Topics: FIRE-MIZORAM

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