The Tibetan Government in exile has urged China to make appropriate arrangements for the rehabilitation of victims of a burnt ancient town in Tibet.
A raging inferno devastated the ancient Tibetan town of Gyalthang (now in China's Yunnan Province), charring over 300 homes and leaving large number of residents homeless on January 11.
The cause of the fire was not known and there were no reports of human casualty.
A spokesperson of the Tibetan government in-exile, Tashi Phunstok, said: "In such incidents, we can only appeal to the leadership of the Peoples' Republic of China that such incidents may be avoided, or there may be proper security and safety measures given to Tibetan areas and second of course, destruction that have taken place could be rebuilt as soon as possible with fairness as well as appropriate compensation wherever required."
The blaze at Gyalthang town was followed by another such incident which ravaged renowned Buddhist institute, the Larung Gar monastery, located in the nearby province of Sichuan.
In November last year, the main prayer hall of Lithang monastery in Sichuan Province was also gutted by a massive fire.
Fire which ravaged Gyalthang town comes as a third incident in less than three months.
