AGARTALA, March 15 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident, Government employee’s housing complex located at Kunjaban Housing Complex burnt into ashes after massive fire broke out on Tuesday morning. Getting alarm about the incident, altogether two fire-fighting units rushed to the spot. After hours of tussle at the spot, fire brigade with the help of two tenders brought the fire under control. According to the sources report, it is suspected that the fire broke out due to short circuit in the quarter. Sources mentioned that with fire sparked from the short circuit, property worth lakhs estimated has been destroyed in the fire incident. Efforts were on for more than one hour to douse the flames at the Government employee’s housing complex. It is to be mentioned here that the people who were inside the quarter have narrowly escaped the blaze when massive fire broke out.Preliminary investigation says that the fire broke out in the quarter of Executive engineer Rajeev Majumder from short circuit and with the wind the fire got spread all across. Besides, the fire has destroyed estimated property worth lakhs.

Reportedly, the fire sparked in the quarter at around 10 am in the morning. 

The incident came in to notice when the residence in the area witnessed the smoke. Immediately, the residence informed about the spotted blaze to the fire brigade.

Getting alarm about the incident, fire brigade rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. Residents were in a state of panic when they saw fire blazing out of the quarter.