Rabindranath Biswas
Diglipur, Aug 08: Yet another fire accident occurred within a month in Diglipur.
As per report, a major fire broke out in rented houses behind the Old Fish Market, Subashgram, under Diglipur Tehsil. Six rooms made of bamboo chattai and GI sheet as roof were completely gutted while one RCC room attached to these six rooms was seriously affected by the fire. Out of six roms, 04 rooms were unoccupied and 02 rooms were on rent. Mr. Tapas Biswas, S/o Mr. Tapan Biswas, R/o Subhashgram is stated to be the owner of the rooms/house gutted. However, no casualties were reported.
Primarily, the cause of the fire is attributed to a short circuit, but it is too early to say anything about the reason for the fire accident and its actual cause is awaited.
The fire broke out at around 10:00 am and the Fire Brigade’s prompt action brought the fire under control soon. Local residents extended their helping hands to Fire Brigade staff and assisted to douse the conflagration within a short span of time. However, the Fire tender found it difficult to fill its tank with water from a hydrant existing at Sri Sri Shani Mandir which is quite a distant place from the fire accident.
Remarkably, Andaman Sheekha Daily published a news article recently on the necessity of setting up fire hydrants at the desired locations in Diglipur Bazaar area including one near Subhashgram Fish Market, as the issue was raised by the Diglipur Merchant Association. A fire hydrant near Subhashgram Fish Market would have been a major advantage in dousing today’s fire, people opined.

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.