NONGSTOIN, March 19: A house was gutted in a fire incident in Pyndendiloin village in West Khasi Hills, on Saturday afternoon.
The house belonged to Kaltoningstar Khardewsaw and Esibora Syiemlieh, residents of the village. The cause of the fire is suspected to be short circuit. According to their calculation, the tragedy has cost the family a loss of more than Rs 6 lakh.
It was reported that when the incident happened, the parents were not home, and the children were off to a nearby stream to wash clothes.