OUR CORRESPONDENT
DIGBOI: At least five houses worth several lakhs were gutted during a fire accident that took place in a residential area along Patronobis Road in Itavata under Digboi Police station here on Monday morning.
The owner of the residence, Lakhi Ali Das said that the houses were rented out to four tenants - Subash Das, Nimai Das, Niru Das, Rebo Sonowal and Mala Thapa. The cause of the fire is yet to be officially ascertained though people suspect electric short-circuit might have caused the accident.
Meanwhile, the fire tenders from the nearby AOD refinery were pressed into service to douse the fire in association with the local police who played a proactive role to prevent further loss.
The actual loss sustained during the inferno was yet to be assessed. The estimate of the loss was being prepared till filing of the report.
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