Imphal, March 5 -- A devastating fire engulfed a farmhouse, a cattle shed, a barn, poultry hutments, and a sty resulting in the complete destruction worth lakhs of rupees at Shingjangpokpi village adjoining Kangpokpi district in Manipur on Tuesday night.

The deadly fire that broke out at around 6 pm on Tuesday reduced the farmhouse, constructed in the middle of two hectares of farmland to cinders. Besides, the tongue of fire also inflamed the adjoining hutments including, the cattle shed, and sty.

The owner of the farm, Heikham Amuthoi, 45, a resident of Khurkhul Shingjangpokpivillage under the Imphal West district told the reporters on Wednesday, that he had abandoned his farmhouse (located at the Shingjangpokpi), an area adjoining the...