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Man burnt alive in Shimla, 7 houses, temple gutted
Two fire tenders from Rohru and Jubbal were rushed to the spot to douse the flames
One person was burnt alive while two sustained injuries after at least seven houses and a temple were after a fire broke out in Shishtwari village, Pekha Gram Panchayat, Chirgaon, in Shimla around 3am on Wednesday.
The victim has been identified as Vikas Dhontu, 38, while those injured are Sukhchan, 80, and Surender , 49.
Two fire tenders from Rohru and Jubbal were rushed to the spot to douse the flames said superintendent of police (SP) Shimla Omapati Jamwal. A 300-year-old temple dedicated to a local deity was gutted and 14 families were affected.
The injured were rushed to Government Hospital, Rohru, where they are undergoing treatment.The cause of fire and loss suffered are yet to be ascertained, he said.
This is the third time that an intense fire has broken out in Chirgaon area causing losses worth crores. Earlier, an 80-year-old woman was burnt alive and more than a dozen houses were gutted on Sunday in Dungiyani village. A similar fire mishap took place in Chirgaon market earlier this month.
Deputy commissioner Amit Kashyap reached the spot and ration and other relief material was distributed among those affected.
He said that this was the third incident in three days and he appealed all people to take all precautions and ensure heaters and the gas was switched off and the wiring was had not worn out . “A firetender will be placed at Chirgaon immediately,” he said.
