In a tragic incident that occurred on December 5, a major fire broke out at Zion Veng in Champhai district of Mizoram at around 10:30 a.m. Two Assam type houses are completely gutted in the fire.
According to sources, the fire broke out in a Assam Type House near Champhai Tourist Lodge at around 10:30 am.
One of the house is occupied by two families while the other house is empty. No casualties have been reported so far.
The fire service and the local people jointly took part in dousing the fire.
Burning of petrol is suspected behind the tragic fire but police are yet to confirm the cause of fire.
Earlier on October 30, 2022, At least 4 people were killed and 18 others injured after an oil tanker carrying petrol caught fire at Tuirial area near Aizawl in Mizoram.
The incident occurred near Tuirial airfield, about 18 km east of Aizawl, when the oil tanker carrying about 22,000 litre petrol was heading towards Champhai in the northeastern part of the state, he said.
The oil tanker, which met with an accident and turned turtle on the highway at around 4.30pm, caught fire around 6pm when locals were drawing petrol oozing out from the tanker, he said.
Four people, including a woman and a 74-year-old man, were charred to death on the spot, while 18 got burn injuries.