Two warehouses gutted in fire in Assam’s North Lakhimpur

1Two warehouses were destroyed in a fire that broke out at Ward No. 13 along the Betmahal-Gurudwara Road in North Lakhimpur on Tuesday evening. The blaze gutted jute shoes, jute and tarpaulins stored on the premises.
Four fire tenders reached the spot and brought the blaze under control. The cause of the fire is yet to be known. An employee, Abdul Sopik, said they were informed about the fire over a phone call and reached the spot around, only to find the warehouses completely gutted.
He said, “Someone called us, and then we came here and saw that everything had been damaged… Everything is completely gone…”
“There were two warehouses. One was for slippers/footwear, and one warehouse was ours – storing fishing nets, mesh, and tarpaulins,” Sopik added.