Major fire in Arunachal’s Sido village renders 4 families homeless

Itanagar: At least four dwelling houses and one granary were reduced to ashes in a major fire that broke out in a far-off village in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district on the New Year’s day on Monday, rendering them homeless.
The fire mishap that occurred at Sido village under Kora circle, which is located about 50 kilometers from the district headquarters, Pasighat also caused severe financial losses to the occupants.
Even though the exact cause of the inferno has not been ascertained yet, police and eye witnesses suspect it to have originated due to an electric short-circuit. Though there was no report of casualty, an elderly person named Batin Jerang, aged 90 years, purportedly badly injured and had to be admitted to Bakin Pertin General Hospital at Pasighat for medical treatment.
“The devastating fire, which occurred at about 2.30 pm on Monday engulfed four houses of Takar Karlo (GB), Tapang Taloh, Tasi Riba and Tai Riba and the granary of Talung Siram. The owners of all four families have lost all their belongings, including immovable properties in the fire,” official sources said, while adding that assessment of properties lost is yet to be carried out. Meanwhile, Arunachal East Lok Sabha MP Tapir Gao, Pasighat West MLA Ninong Ering and East Siang Deputy Commissioner Tayi Taggu visited the fire affected families at the furthermost village of the district and distributed immediate relief to them.
While Gao along with DC Tayi Taggu visited the fire ravaged village this morning and distributed relief materials and some cash to all four families who have lost everything in the inferno, local MLA Ninong Ering dashed to the spot last night and met the fire victims and expressed pain at the mishap.
He also distributed necessary relief materials and Rs 10,000 cash to each family. He urged the district administration to distribute government’s relief aid in a judicious manner so that none of the affected families are deprived.