Four houses in Pangin gutted

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

Itagar, March 12: Four houses were reduced to ashes in a devastating fire at Koreng village under Pangin circle of Siang district on Wednesday. The affected families have lost their all properties, including household items, valuable local orments etc. in the devastating fire. However, there was no report of any casualty. The fire started at around 3 am reportedly from charcoal remnts of the fire place of the previous night, official sources informed here today.  Gamtum Padu, EAC (in-charge), Pangin folllowing insruction from the Siang Deputy Commissioner Dr N.N. Lego rushed to the village for relief and rescue works and distributed Rs 2000 each to the affected families as immediate relief. The DC has already taken up the matter with the department of disaster magement for further assistance as per government norms.