Manipur: Head office of PHED, Thoubal district gutted in fire

Imphal: A massive fire broke out at the head office of the Public Health Engineering Department, (PHED), Thoubal district headquarters, Government of Manipur gutting properties worth crores on Friday night, officials said on Saturday.

The devastating fire destroyed the old building structure of the PHED at around 11:30 pm on Friday, the fire service sources said.

There was no loss of life or injury to any person. The office caretaker managed to escape unharmed. 

The blaze ripped through several entire buildings including rooms of the Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineers, Section Officers, and other officials, leaving trails of extensive damages.

The electric short circuit may be the cause of the fire as the old building structure was time tested, the sources said.

Two fire tenders from the Thoubal district headquarters on getting the information promptly rushed to the spot but the devastating fire had already engulfed almost the old building, the report said.

The assessment of the losses in the fire will be over Rs 1.1 crore as per on spot investigation that concluded on Saturday, the report added.