Fire in Burma Camp claims 1 life, 1 firefighter injured

April 10, 2023 44 Views No Comment

Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 10

A fire in Dimapur claimed one life and caused extensive damage to property on April 9. It broke out at Burma Camp’s East Block at around 11.30 AM, as per an official statement. The victim was an 85-year-old elderly woman identified as one G Saikia.

The Fire Station (Central) informed that it was alerted of the fire at around 12:09 pm and immediately responded to the scene with four fire trucks.

Additional fire trucks were requisitioned from Fire Station (West) and Chümoukedima Fire Station.

District Disaster Management Dimapur provides food and shelter to families affected by fire that broke out in Burma Camp’s East Block, Dimapur on April 9. (DIPR Photo)

As per a firefighter, the fire was intense, aggravated by multiple LPG cylinder blasts, which made the task more challenging for the firefighters. It took almost three hours to completely douse the flames with the trucks requiring multiple refills to bring the fire under control.

An unnamed firefighter from Fire Station (Central) was also injured during the incident. He sustained a minor injury to the head reportedly inflicted by a flying projectile from an LPG cylinder blast.

The fire reportedly spread from hearth but this version of the incident was not officially ascertained. The people affected by the fire were mostly tenants living on temporary thatch structures with tin roofing in a crammed neighbourhood. An elder of the area approximated the number of people affected at around 900.

Meanwhile, a report from the State DIPR on Sunday evening affirmed the number and informed that around 900 people (260 families) were affected by the fire incident.

The loss of property was approximately estimated at Rs1 crore.

Meanwhile, EAC Dimapur Yan Kikon informed that the District Disaster Management Dimapur under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner distributed relief to the affected families by providing them food and shelter.

Several people cutting across tribes and religions also came forward and helped the affected victims by providing them food and water, it added.