On response to the information of a rampaging fire at Phulwari, Kohima, behind Oking Hospital, Assam Rifles rendered necessary fire fighting assistance at the site. Two water bowsers, a medical team and 20 personnel from 19 Assam Rifles were rushed to the site to assist the police and fire fighting dept.
The troops from Assam Rifles worked hand in hand with the civil administration to bring the fire under control and prevent its spread to other houses in the thickly populated area and prevented a major disaster.