18 shanties reduced to ashes in Hoshiarpur village

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 10

As many as 18 shanties of migrant labourers were reduced to ashes in Bassi Ghulam Hussain village here this afternoon.

However, no casualties were reported. One bike, cash and other household items lying in the shanties also burnt in fire. Fire also broke out at two more places in the district. This afternoon a fire broke out in a shanty and due to strong winds the fire spread in surrounding area. Fire tenders took four hours to extinguish the fire. The district administration and the Red Cross provided tarpaulin and food items for the affected families. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained.