Shah Basit
A residential house was damaged in a massive fire incident in the Umar Colony area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
An official told The Kashmiriyat that during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday flames emerged from a residential house situated in the Umar Colony Shalbugh area of Ganderbal.
“Soon after the incident fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse off the flames with the help of locals, however, one house was damaged during the fire incident,” he said.
The cause of the fire was being ascertained, he said.
In the first half of the current year, 24 persons have been killed in different fire incidents across Kashmir Valley. Five persons also sustained injuries in these incidents.
According to Fire and Emergency Services Department, 956 structures were damaged in different fire incidents from January to June this year.
These include 160 shops and 14 shopping complexes as well. 20 vehicles and 73 electric transformers were damaged in the fire incidents also during this period.