At Least Eight Houses Destroyed In Old Baramulla Town Fire, No Causalities Reported

At least eight houses were damaged in Old Baramulla town in Jammu and Kashmir, the fire began in one house and quickly spread to neighbouring houses.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Source : ANI

Around eight houses were destroyed in the fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town on Monday. The incident occurred at night in one of the houses in the congested residential area of Jalal Sahib in Old Baramulla town and quickly spread to the neighbouring houses.

Upon receiving information about the blaze, the fire tenders rushed to the spot, the locals, police and army personnel helped put out the fire, according to PTI.

While putting out the blaze, one person suffered minor injuries.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Properties worth crores were damaged in the fire, however, the exact extent of it will be determined later.

Fire In Dharavi

Similarly, fire broke out after a blast in two gas cylinders in a truck in Dharavi on Monday night, no one was hurt in the incident. The fire broke out at 9:50 PM when the truck was near Nature Park in PNGP Colony on the Sion-Dharavi Link Road, as per a PTI report. The truck's driver has been taken into custody by Dharavi police.

The incident triggered panic in the area and led to a major traffic jam on the busy Sion-Dharavi Link Road.

"Four vehicles were damaged. The blaze, which was declared as level 2 at 10:07pm, was doused with the help of 19 fire-tenders," a civic official was quoted by PTI.

Fire In Shaheed Gunj

In another incident, at least eight houses were gutter in Srinagar on Saturday and at least 11 families were left homeless, no casualties were reported. The fire broke out in the morning in a house in the Shaheed Gunj locality, in the congested locality the fire spread to the adjacent houses, and engulfed several houses.

At least eight houses were destroyed in a fire, leaving 11 families homeless, authorities said, adding that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the blaze.