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Fire in Namrup

By Smrity Rekha Kalita |


A fire broke out in the early morning of Thursday at Namrup town which destroyed result properties worth 40 lakh approximately. Residence of Atul Saha including his shop was destroyed. The fire also destroyed part of UCO Bank.


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