| Relief package for fire victims roaring up Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:10 PM PST  TB Gurung, camp secretary, in the fire spot By Vidhyapati Mishra with inputs from Arjun Pradhan Beldangi-I, Jan 21: Immediate relief package to fire victims is coming from various sectors from this morning. World Food Programme has supplied 300 kilogram of bitten rice and instant noodles to the displaced fire victims. Similarly, teachers from Tri-Ratna Secondary School, Beldangi-II contributed 1081 rupees to fire victims. A fire relief committee comprising representatives from various sectors and headed by Camp Supervisor, Harka Gurung, has been set up to channelize the relief package. Camp management committee has recorded of 27 huts turned into ashes while 35 have been vandalized to bring fire under control. More than 600 people are displaced from these huts, and are taking shelter in various places including Green Vale Academy, the camp school. “We appeal our friends and relatives to support the fire victims,” said TB Gurung, camp secretary, adding, “We have lost everything except our hopes.” Uncontrolled fire that started from sector A-3, hut number 473 yesterday was brought under control after three hours of extensive efforts from Armed Police Force, camp residents and fire extinguishers. |
| Breaking News: Beldangi-I camp under fire, 100 huts destroyed Posted: 20 Jan 2010 02:45 AM PST Beldangi-I, Jan 20: A fire that started from candle light in Beldangi-I camp destroyed almost 100 huts rendering hundreds of camp residents displaced. TB Gurung, camp secretary of the camp, informed Bhutan News Service from the spot that fire started sector A-3, hut number 473, which belongs to Lal Bahadur Lamghate at 9:45 p.m. “We got 60 huts completely burnt down and some 40 huts were vandalized to protect fire,” Gurung added. Besides the local, fire fighters from Itahari, Dharan and Biratnagar reached the camp and brought fire under control after several hours. Displaced fire victims are getting shelter in camps schools, where send-up examinations of School Leaving Certificates students are underway. Listen to TB Gurung below. Detail to follow. |