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Guwahati, August 22 : Three people of a family including an 18-month-old child were died and three others injured while a major fire broke out in a commercial building at Sualkuchi area in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district last night.
The incident took place at SM road in Sualkuchi town, where fire engulfed on the third floor of Achyut Plaza.
It is suspected it might have been caused due to short circuit in a silk shop of the ground floor of the building.
Locals had immediately informed police and fire tenders were rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire.
“Four fire tenders are engaged to douse the fire. Local people also help us to control the fire,” a police officer of Sualkuchi police station said.
The proprietor of the building, 75-year-old Lohit Kakoti, his daughter 28-year-old Kabita Mahanta and her one and half-year-old son Mayukh Dev Mahanta were died in the fire incident.
Other family members, Anupama Kakoti, Juri Kakoti, Shaan Das have received severe injuries and they have been admitted to a private hospital in
Guwahati in critical condition.
The proprietor was living on the third floor of the building with his family.
“Three people of a family died in the major fire incident. It is suspected it might have been caused due to short circuit. Three others also injured in the incident,” Dipu Das, a local youth of Sualkuchi said.
Property worth over Rs 65 lakh has been gutted in the fire.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
