India, Oct. 26 -- A team of firefighters from Myanmar, in a show of cross-border cooperation, crossed into Indian territory to assist their Manipur counterparts in dousing a fire that gutted at least 10 houses in Tengnoupal district on Saturday, police said. No casualties were reported during the incident.

Police are yet to determine the exact cause of the fire, but a short circuit is suspected to have triggered the blaze around 11 am in Ward 5 of Moreh, Manipur's border town.

The fire had spread to at least 10 houses in the area when firefighters from Myanmar crossed over into Indian territory and helped extinguish the uncontrolled blaze.

"The fire spread immediately and our firefighter was unable to control the fire. Moreh could have...