Fire reduces 18 houses to ashes in Arunachal's Roing

A fire broke out at Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh yesterday evening, reducing 18 houses to ashes, police today said.

However, there were no casualties in the incident.

The incident occurred at Model Village in Roing, the district headquarters. The houses were under District Urban Development Agency (DUDA).

The wind-aided fire spread quickly to the closely built houses and reduced all 18 of them to ashes before the fire fighters brought the flame under control after hours of efforts.

The fire is suspected to have started from an unattended fireplace, the police said.

Roing Fire Station in-charge Kasem Tayeng informed that strong winds made it difficult for the fire fighters to contain the blaze.