Rabindranath Biswas
Diglipur, July 28: A major fire broke out at Electricity Barracks behind STS Garage, Sitanagar under Diglipur Tehsil last night. According to information, the fire broke out reportedly due to a short circuit. The fire erupted at about 10:30 pm and Mr. Hemanth Rao reportedly informed Fire Station, Diglipur. Taking prompt action, the fire tender immediately reached the fire site and swung into action.
Considering the severity of the inferno, two fire tenders from Fire Station, Diglipur were put to service while one fire tender from FS Kalighat and 01 fire tender from Indian Navy were called to help douse the conflagration. Since the barrack’s houses were wooden structures, the fire rapidly spread thereby causing extensive damage. Due to the blaze, four numbers of LPG cylinder also exploded inside the barrack.
The explosion was so powerful that the barrack’s GI sheet ceiling was heavily destroyed and houses were completely gutted; in fact, everything was reduced to cinders, people said. According to primary investigation, seven number of houses incinerated in the fire mishap were of 1. Jaiman Kujur, 2. Baleshwar, 3. Harihar Baraik, 4. Robert, 5. Alexia Bilung, 6. Jayanti Kujur and 7. Bhudhua Ekka (Rtd.). The fire victims also lost their two-wheelers like motorcycle and scooty. Three goats and chickens reared by Bhudhua Ekka (Rtd.) in the premises also perished in the fire. Though, there was no loss of life reported, a local resident reportedly got minor injuries on his leg during fire fighting.
Meanwhile, delegation of political parties visited the fire icident site today and met the fire victims of the barrack and said that they would stand by them in the times of this adversity. They also urged the Administration to initiate an assessment of the damage caused by the inferno and extend the desired compensation to the fire victims, the source further said.
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