12 houses gutted as major fire breaks out at Malana village in Himachal's Kullu

Dipender Manta

Tribune News Service

 Mandi, October 27

A major fire broke out at Malana village in Kullu district on Wednesday, in which 12 houses made of wood have been destroyed.

According to village residents, fire was beyond control, which is likely to spread to other houses if not controlled in time. The village is inaccessible for fire brigade as there is no road connectivity.

The villagers were trying to douse the fire by pouring water, but this was not of much help. Most of the houses in this village are made of wood and are close to each other.

Kullu SDM Vikas Shukla said at least 12 houses were completely gutted in fire incident.

The fire has been controlled with the help of the villagers and officials of fire brigade. The administration is assessing the loss.