Two residential houses were gutted in a fire incident in Lachmanpora area of Batamaloo in Srinagar late last night.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fire broke in the area late last night.
He said in the incident two houses were completely gutted. “The cause of fire was being ascertained,” the official 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.