Assam Times: Devastating fire in Jorhat town

Devastating fire in Jorhat town
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Editor on 22 February, 2008 08:26:00
 
Property worth one crore has been left ravaged while a 12 hour long devastating
fire that broke out on Thursday midnight at a goodwon in Jorhat town.
Eyewitness say the fire broke out at the ground floor of the a four storied
godwon in the Chambers Road which later was spreading to the top floors. Fire
tenders from Golaghat, Sivasagar, Dergaon, Roworia Bokakhat were pressed into
service but the fire engulfed property worth corers of rupees. Jorhat Deputy
Commissioner L S Changson and the administrative officials had sought help of
ONGC fire fighters from Nazira. These tenders arrived and started operation and
the fire was doused in the morning.