GYALSHING: A fire razed a home at Joshithang in Dethang under Rinchenpong constituency in West Sikkim to the ground on 29 Jan 2011.
As per reports, Buddha Bahadur Rai have gone over this in-laws for dinner along with his entire family of seven last evening, only to be informed at around 6 p.m. of a fire having broken out in his home. The family rushed back, but it was already too late by then. The entire house was razed to the ground and nothing could be salvaged.
Mr. Rai is a leader of a Self Help Group and his wife, Yaden Bhutia, is an ASHA member.
Meanwhile, the Rinchenpong BDO visited the family today and released them essential items and ration to last for 20 days. The family at present has been provided temporary shelter nearby.
The area MLA, DN Thakarpa also visited the victims and gave an assurance of constructing a new house for them under the Mukhya Mantri Awaz Yojana.
The cause of the fire has not been established yet.
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