Two fires reported in Niuland and Dimapur within an hour gutted hotels in Khehokhu village and damaged houses in Netaji colony.
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DIMAPUR — Two separate fire incidents within an hour were reported in Niuland and Dimapur districts on Thursday morning, destroying bamboo-structure hotels along a highway in Khehokhu village and damaging two houses in Dimapur’s Netaji colony.
The first incident occurred around 9 am at Khehokhu village under Kuhubuto subdivision in Niuland district. Fire station Chümoukedima received a call about the blaze at around 9.30 am.
Fire personnel said three adjoining bamboo-structure hotels along the highway were completely gutted. The fire reportedly started from cooking oil in the kitchen of one of the hotels and spread to the adjoining establishments.
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With no fire station in Niuland district, two fire tenders from Fire Station Central Dimapur and one from Fire Station Chümoukedima were deployed to the scene. Firefighters said it took them about 30 minutes to reach the location and around 40 minutes to bring the fire under control.
Officials also noted that a proposal for setting up a fire station in Niuland district has already been submitted but is yet to be approved.
In a separate incident about an hour later, another fire broke out in Netaji colony in Dimapur at around 10 am, reportedly due to a short circuit. Fire Station Central Dimapur received the distress call at 10.07 am.
Two houses were affected in the incident, with one completely gutted and the other partially damaged. Firefighters from Central and West Dimapur fire stations responded, deploying one fire tender from each station.
Fire personnel said narrow lanes prevented the fire truck from reaching the exact location, forcing firefighters to extend hoses to control the blaze. The fire was brought under control within about 30 minutes.
Firefighters said many fire incidents are caused by short circuits resulting from substandard electrical installations and overloading, often due to non-adherence to safety norms.