Srinagar- A guest house and a restaurant were damaged in a massive blaze at Wazir Bagh locality in Srinagar’s Civil Lines this evening, officials said.
Fire, officials said, broke out in a guest house situated opposite the Lal Ded Maternity Hospital, that quickly engulfed a restaurant next to it.
A team of fire and emergency service was immediately rushed to the spot to douse the flames as soon as the information about the tragic fire incident was received.
Firefighting operation, officials said, was on while senior’s officers of the district administration also rushed to the spot. They said the cause of the fire may be ascertained as soon as the fire is brought under control.
“A team of the F & ES department is busy dousing the flames at the moment, the fire has yet not been brought under control and engulfed a nearby restaurant as well,” an F&ES official told Kashmir Observer.
The firefighting operation was on when the reports last came in.
Fire Guts Departmental Store In Srinagar’s Gojwara
A departmental store was damaged in a fire incident in Gojwara area in the old city here this morning, officials said.
An official said the fire broke out in the departmental store “Pick N Save” this morning, resulting in massive damage to it.
However, no report of any injury or loss of life in the incident was reported. “The cause of the fire is under investigation. The store was completely gutted while some adjacent shops also suffered partial damage,” the official said.
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