Gangtok: A massive fire broke out at a highrise along National Highway 10 in Sikkim's Gangtok on Monday, leading to panic in the locality. It is learnt that the fire led to serial explosions of five cylinders though no casualties have been reported yet.
Akshay Sachdeva, DG of Sikkim Police, said the locals noticed smoke and fire from the highrise on Monday morning and informed the police. It is learnt that three fire tenders reached the spot followed by two others to contend the fire.
However, the fire spread quickly as the majority of the highrise was wooden and the serial explosions added fuel to it. People living in the vicinity have been evacuated. Three more fire tenders were called in from Pakyong, Singhtham and Namchi.