A major fire broke out in Assam’s Dibrugarh on Tuesday. According to initial reports, at least one residence has been gutted in the flames so far.

The major fire is reported to have broken out in the backyard of Kendriya Vidyalaya Dibrugarh in the vicinity of the Dibrugarh deputy commissioner’s residence in Chowkidingee.

The massive fire has so far engulfed the residence of Dinesh Kumar in the Chowkidingee area of Dibrugarh city.

Meanwhile, the reason behind the major fire was not known immediately. Several fire tenders were rushed to the scene of the fire behind Dibrugarh Kendriya Vidyalaya. Reports mentioned that they are struggling to bring the flames under control.

Moreover, several reports also claimed that at least two cylinder explosions were heard in the fire that helped fan the flames.

Further details in the matter are awaited.

It may be noted that last night, a massive fire broke out in the Ganesh Nagar area of Bamunimaidan in Guwahati.

As per reports, the fire broke out from earthen lamps which were lit in a nearby temple. The residence of Robin Chowdhury was burnt down in the fire. Property worth lakhs was also gutted in the incident.

Three fire brigade vehicles were rushed to the scene to bring the fire under control. Following the incident, locals and firefighters were able to successfully douse the fire.

Moreover, no loss of life or injuries was reported in the fire. Earlier, on February 11, a number of vehicles were reported to have been gutted in a fire that broke out at the parking lot of a building in Guwahati's Christian Basti area.

The unprecedented fire broke out at the parking lot of Silver Square building. According to information, the fire first erupted from a vehicle that was being repaired. The flames then quickly spread to other vehicles parked in the vicinity, gutting them completely.

Vehicles worth lakhs were destroyed in the fire, sources said. Several fire tenders were rushed to scene soon after in a bid to bring the fire under control.