Morung Express News Dimapur | March 23 A major fire at Y. Zhimo colony, Signal Basti, Dimapur on March 23 rendered several families homeless. The fire started at around 8:30 pm. While the extent of damage was still to be fully assessed, it was estimated that atleast 30 houses were razed by the fire. The flames spread rapidly with the Fire & Emergency Services in Dimapur having to requisition two fire trucks from the Chumukedima station. A fireman said that seven trucks – 5 from Dimapur and two from Chumukedima - were pressed into action with as many as forty personnel responding to the emergency. It took fire-fighters assisted by the locals over two hours to contain the flames. There was no report of any human casualty at the time of filing this report. Fire & Emergency personnel were still assessing the extent of damage.
