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Over 30 houses gutted in Himachal fire

Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS): More than 30 houses were gutted in a fire in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh early on Sunday, officials said.

No casualties were reported as the blaze destroyed the wooden houses in Tangnu village, Deputy Commissioner of Police Rohan Thakur told IANS.

More than 50 people have been rendered homeless and cattle also perished in the fire.

"The affected families have been shifted to temporary shelters in nearby areas," Thakur said.

According to him, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

kushal kumar, Panchkula
Sun, Jan 15 2017
. The news of about 58 houses having been gutted by heavy fire in Tangnu village of Shimla District on 15 January 2017 is unfortunate. The State Govt is ascertaining causes of fire while it looks to be attentive to the woeful situation. Readers may , however , like to know the alert of this Vedic astrology writer in article “ 2017 – an opportune year for India with major worrisome concerns in February- March and August-September” issued widely to news media last year in October and November 2017. The alert was that first three months from January to March 2017 seem to be having similarity of planetary influences and could be a testing time while there is a need to take more care from one or more in HP also against fire particularly during February-March. It seems the alert has been meaningful.

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