Oil spill causes fire at machinery plant in Kohima

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• A screen grab of the fire incident at Jotsoma By-pass road above the NH-29.

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• KOHIMA — A fire caused by an oil spill on machinery at Jotsoma By-pass road above NH-29 in Kohima, destroyed property worth approximately INR 10.5 lakh.
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• The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of South Fire Station, Kohima, Inspector Kelesezo Tsukru, told Eastern Mirror that the fire station received a report about the incident at 5:11 pm, following which three fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the fire and bring it under control.
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• He informed that the fire destroyed a machinery plant used for road construction, including equipment for burning bitumen and a stone crusher. The fire reportedly broke out while the substances were being heated, and due to the oil spill, the machinery caught fire.
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• While no casualties were reported, machinery worth about INR 10.5 lakh was destroyed in the incident.
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• It was informed that fire personnel along with two fire tenders from South Fire Station and one from North Fire Station, were pressed in to action contain the fire.

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