9 families homeless as house gutted in Sainj

KULLU, FEBRUARY 25

Nine families were rendered homeless as a three-storey house was gutted in Raila village in Sainj valley of this district yesterday.

Kullu SP Gaurav Singh said Ved Ram and his brother Kadshi Ram resided with their families in the building. Their cousins Moti Ram, Ram Das and Uttam Ram also lived with their families there. Sunder Singh, Hem Raj, Bhumi Devi and Sher Singh lived with their families in another part of the house.

The SP said that the regulator and the LPG cyclinder pipe caught fire during cooking in the kitchen on the top floor of the house. The fire soon spread to the entire wooden structure, which was reduced to ashes. Fire engines from Largi fire station and the firefighters were able to control the fire.

The district administration said Rs 5,000 each had been given as immediate relief to the affected families. — OC