Guwahati: A residential building was turned to ashes as a result of a massive fire that was started by an earthen lamp at Hajo in the outskirts of Guwahati.
The incident was reported at Bishnuram Malakar’s home in the Kamrup district’s Hojai subdivision’s Dakshin Singta village.
Information indicates that an earthen lamp that was lighted in the home’s temple area caused the fire to start.
Later, locals arrived on the scene and managed to put out the fire, although sources reported that the house had been completely destroyed.
There were no recorded casualties or injuries in the incident.
According to reports, the extraordinary fire destroyed goods worth lakhs.