Eleven shops were completely razed down by a fire, which broke out in Chumukedima, at around 2:30 pm on Sunday. Sources informed that five fire trucks, three from Dimapur and two from Chumukedima, arrived at the scene promptly and doused the flames within an hour.
The damage assessment and cause of the fire could not be ascertained till the filing of this report. A press note from the Chumukedima Chamber of Commerce and Trade Association lauded the fire tenders for their quick response and expressed concern that this is the fourth such case of fire outbreak in the Chumukedima area, within a period of one month. It urged the people to be cautious and called upon the concerned authority to probe into the latest incident.
