hailakandi fire
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A fire broke out on Thursday night at Bokrihowar Part 8 under Algapur revenue circle in Hailakandi district of Assam.

The fire that broke out around 12.30 am completely gutted three dwelling houses belonging to Abdul Malik, Abdur Rashid and Fusan Ali.

No casualty or injury was, however, reported in the incident.

In another fire incident on Wednesday night at Janeki Bazar under Algapur revenue circle around 3 am, four commercial establishments were completely damaged.

Fire tenders doused the raging flames before it could engulf new areas. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. The extent of damage to goods is yet to be assessed.

Field level officials of the Disaster Management arrived at the sites to take stock of the situation and to assess the damages.