Seven huts gutted near Rasulpur village

Our Correspondent

Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 28

At least seven thatched huts in a slum situated on the outskirts of Rasulpur village, near here, were gutted in an accidental fire caused due to electric sparking in an overhead high tension wire in the evening today. The fire spread in the slum due to wind.

Three motorcycles, 50 poultry birds and household goods belonging to several families were burnt in the incident. A horse and a buffalo suffered serious burn injuries according to victim families.

Although the fire was not completely doused at the time of filing this report, villagers and firemen managed to prevent it from spreading to nearby houses situated on the outskirts of Raslupur village. No casualty has been reported.