Fire guts one of the oldest houses in Makha

MANGAN, 06 Feb: One wooden [ekra] house at Dhar Gaon at Makha was completely burned down in East Sikkim on Sunday.  Leela Maya Rai, the owner of the house had gone shopping at around 10 30 AM when a fire broke out in her house. Fortunately, none of the family members were in the house at the time and it was the neighbors who noticed smoke coming out of the house and alerted the other villagers. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
The villagers and youth along with police personnel from Makha Check Post reached the spot immediately and managed to save some of the belongings.
The house was one of the oldest in Makha, made completely out of wood and some concrete, it is learnt. Fire personnel from Singtam also rushed to the spot upon hearing the news but it was already too late when they reached. Even though, the fire personnel doused the fire completely, Ms Rai lost most of her belongings that included important documents, utensils, ornaments, cash Rs. 6500 and others in the fire.
The Tumin-Lingee MLA, Ugen T Gyatso Bhutia also visited the spot and handed over Rs. 20,000 to the victim and announced the reconstruction of the house under CMRHM. The victims were also provided with some utensils and clothes by the SDF party members.