Fire consumes home in Tingkyung

MANGAN, 04 Jan: A wooden house belonging to Khamtuk Lepcha of Tingkyung Basti under Hee-Gyathang GPU of Lower Dzongu North Sikkim was gutted by fire on the night of 02 January at around 10 pm. No one was home at the time and nothing could be salvaged from the blaze since by the time it was noticed, it was already too late. North Zilla Adhakshya Anguli Lepcha called on the disaster struck family the next day and handed over essential commodities to tide over the immediate loss.  The Dzongu SDM, Tshering Dorjee Bhutia, also visited the spot and took stock of the damage.
[WANGCHUK BHUTIA]