From Our Correspondent
NONGSTOIN: A house which was being used a labourers’ camp was completely gutted when a fire broke out on Tuesday morning at around 8 AM at Pampor near Siejlieh Nongstoin.
The house belonged to the Coal Labourers’ Association. At the time of the incident, none of the labourers were in the camp.
The loss is yet to be estimated. However, the labourers claim that over a hundred spades and over 200 bamboo baskets were completely damaged.
All their clothes were also reduced to ashes, they said.
An adjoining tea stall was also partially burnt. The stall however reported no material loss.