Nov 16, 2025: A raging flame, suspected to be caused by a short circuit and the subsequent explosion of a cooking gas cylinder, claimed the lives of two people in Maligaon’s Bharalumukh area of Assam today. In Manipur’s Mayang Imphal area, a fire that broke out last night injured a couple who are now undergoing treatment.
The fire that injured the couple in Manipur broke out in the Kunuma Thongkhong area of Mayang Imphal at around 10:30 pm, in which several shops were gutted. The couple, Md. Himad Khan (37) and his wife Abe (32), were rushed to JNIMS Hospital and later referred to RIMS.
In Assam’s Maligaon, locals witnessed raging flames on the 3rd floor of the Post Office building near Gate No. 8 in the Bharalumukh area that claimed the lives of two people—47-year-old Debo Choudhury and 36-year-old Pompi Choudhury. They were rushed to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and later passed away due to burn injuries and smoke inhalation, according to reports.
