Our Correspondent 

PASIGHAT, May 11: A massive fire broke out in the daily market here in which 34 shops were razed to ashes in the wee hours of Saturday.
As per the shop owners, the fire broke out at around 1 AM and nothing could be saved. However, acting on time, the fire tenders from Pasighat Fire Station along with fire tender from Pasighat Airport doused the fire before it could spread to nearby shops.
As per Addl. Dy. Commissioner, Pasighat, Tatdo Borang, the cause of the fire is not known yet, however, electrical short circuit is suspected to be the cause. “We are investigating to find out the actual reason," he added seemingly concerned by recent fire accidents attributed to electrical short circuit.
Borang also informed that the power department Executive Engineer in a recent meeting had raised objection over blaming the power department for most fire accidents in Pasighat.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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