House gutted

A Correspondent

TANGLA, April 13: A private residence was razed to the ground with only one room left partly standing, near Hospital Road in Tangla  at around 6:15 pm on Friday evening. The inferno gutted three rooms of the house. The house belongs to one Augustine Jal (48). According to family sources, property worth around Rs 2 lakh was destroyed during the fire. The family further stated that leakage from LPG cylinder is suspected to be reason behind the fire. The locals doused the fire before fire fighters reached the spot.