A night storm in the region around 10.30pm caused widespread damage in these Haryana districts. At Garhi Roran village of Kurukshetra's Pehowa block, 30 livestock heads-cows, buffaloes, and goats-died when an electricity pole fell over their shed and the sparks burnt it down. Despite the storm, the villagers came out to douse the fire but it picked up due to strong wind and dry fodder. A fire brigade was called but the animals were burnt alive by then. Garhi Roran villager Sunil Kumar said: "We gathered quickly on hearing the cries of fire but failed to save the animals. The government should compensate the poor families who lost their livestock." Fire officer Bahadur Singh said: "We responded quickly to the call and even manage to control the heavy fire but the loss of property and animal lives could not be averted." Villager Rajesh Kumar said: "The snapped wires short-circuited, leading to sparks that started the fire. I lost a buffalo and 40 goats. I look to the government for help." Haryana sports minister and Pehowa legislator Sandeep Singh also visited Garhi Roran and promised all possible support to the affected families. The minister said. "The roof collapsed on the animals due to fire, We will help the villagers rebuild their animal stock. The officials have orders to assess the loss." Several eucalyptus trees also fell over the Yamunanagar- Ladwa road near Damla village and the Lohgarh Marg. bringing down electricity poles, blocking traffic during storm, and triggering long hours of outage. The Barara station house officer (SHO) said. "We removed many trees off the roads to resume traffic but it took the entire night. Source - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com