Four Kutcha Houses gutted at Teok Sunari Mising Gaon

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JORHAT: Four kutcha houses were gutted in a massive fire on Thursday night at Teok Sunari Mising Gaon under Teok police station of Teok assembly constituency in the district. Local residents said that the fire started at about 10.45 pm when everyone was asleep and gutted the chang ghars of Bisheswar Mili, Tileswar Mili, Mukheswar Mili and Lily Mili Rajbonshi as well as a granary. A goat was killed in the fire. "People of the village were able to contain the fire from spreading further by throwing water and mud," a source said. "The fire tender which came at about 11.30 pm from Teok Fire Service office could not douse the fire as it had insufficient water and a leaking pipe. Another one which was called from Jorhat managed to put out the flames but not before the houses were razed to the ground," the sources added. The youths who were preparing for the Ali-Aie- Ligang festivities decided to give Rs 1 lakh to the families to rebuild their houses. They are also helping them by bringing bamboo and other materials, said Kushal Mili, secretary of the organizing committee of Ali-Aie- Ligang festival.

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