Shops gutted in fire

SHILLONG, SEPT 4: Two shops along the national highway Khanapara (9th Mile), Ri Bhoi district were completely reduced to ashes in a devastating fire on Tuesday night. Ri Bhoi police, however, has ruled out the possibility of shops being torched by miscreants and suspects that electric short circuit must  be the reason behind the incident. The shops were located at the building of Jeny Wahlang, opposite CRP camp centre, Bariduwa NH 37.

The cloth shop that was gutted in the fire belongs to Ashok Sarmah and mobile repairing shop belongs to Bipul Borah. It is suspected that the fire started from the cloth shop and it spread to nearby shops in no time. No one was injured in the incident and loss in the incident is estimated to be lakhs of rupees.-By Our Reporter