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Electric Appliances Worth Lacs Destroyed As Overnight Blaze Damages Commercial Building in Natipora

Electric appliances worth lacs were destroyed and a commercial building was damaged in an overnight blaze at Budshahnagar locality in Natipora in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

An official told GNS that a fire broke out in a three-storeyed commercial building on the intervening night of January 1 and 2 in which a shop-cum-showroom ‘Rather electric store Havels Glare’, dealing in electric/electronic items got involved in the mishap.

“Roofing and front side showcase of building, windows along with ceiling in attic, furniture and stored electric wires, switches, washing machines, ACs, geysers, freezers, refrigerators, ceiling/wall/exhaust fans worth lacs were gutted in the mishap”, the official said adding firewood stored at backside of the involved building was also partly gutted.

Fire tenders from Nowgam and Rawalpora were called to the site which after hectic efforts put out the fire, the official added. (GNS)

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