Over 60 houses gutted at Jalukbari rotary point in Guwahati

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Over 60 houses were gutted in the slum area near the Jalukbari rotary point in Guwahati on Saturday. The entire area looked smoky because of the fire. The air in the area was rent with the outcry of the victim family members when the inferno was blazing at its peak. According to sources, around 18 LPG cylinders blew off at the blazing. One person has been admitted to the hospital for breathing problems because of the fire and smoke.

According Fire and Emergency Service sources, they found three LPG cylinders to have been blasted off in the fire. As many as 12 fire tenders from Pandu, Lokhara, Dispur, Panbazar, North Guwahati, Mirza and Hajo assembled at the site and doused the fire. They are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire.

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