A house was completely gutted while two houses were partially damaged in fire at Upper khel, Aonglenden Ungma on Monday morning. According to the officer in-charge (OC) of Fire & Emergency Services, the incident took place around 9.20 am.
The OC said upon receiving information, fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the site from Marepkong and Sungkomen fire stations.
The Assam Rifles too provided assistance in helping douse the fire. Despite the area being densely populated, adjacent structures remained safe except for the affected two. Fortunately, no casualties were reported, though the source of the fire remained unknown till the filing of this report.