A pre-dawn fire gutted the All Christian Fellowship Prayer Centre in Dimapur, destroying property worth INR 10 lakh, with no casualties reported.
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DIMAPUR — A prayer centre at Hozheto Colony under Khushiabill village in Dimapur was completely gutted in a fire in the early hours of April 7, with property worth an estimated INR 10 lakh destroyed, officials said. No casualties were reported.
According to personnel from the Central Fire Station, a distress call was received at around 1:22 am, following which two fire tenders along with firefighting personnel were dispatched to the All Christian Fellowship Prayer Centre and the fire was brought under control.
Four staff members were residing at the centre at the time of the incident. However, they were unable to salvage any belongings as the structure was reduced to ashes.
According to the pastor of the prayer centre, property worth approximately INR 10 lakh was destroyed in the inferno.
The cause of the fire is suspected to be an electrical short circuit, officials said.
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