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Fire gutted in Bijni

By Hantigiri Narzary |

A massive fire gutted a bakery at Subaijhar Road under Bijni police station in Chirang district in the wee hours late last night. According to Aup Dey, owner of the Sriguru Bakery told that fire occurred due to short circuit of the power and three huts in the complex were totally set ablaze and lakhs of properties were ruined.Later, the fire was controlled by fire tenders.

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