Anantnag: Property worth crores of rupees were destroyed in a devastating fire that gutted at least 13 residential houses and 18 shops in the wee hours near Ziyarat Shareef Reshi Mool (RA)in cheeni chowk area of this south Kashmir district headquarters, official sources said.
The cause of the fire was not yet known but eyewitnesses said the blaze erupted at around 3.30 in the morning in a shop and quickly spread to adjacent shops and residential houses spread over six buildings resulting in huge loss of property. .
They said locals came out of their houses and made a valiant attempt to douse the fire as fire tenders reached to the site two hours late. “We cannot tell you the estimated damage to the property due to the fire but we have suffered a huge loss,” a victim of the fire tragedy told Kashmir wire.
“There are total six buildings in which 13 residential houses and 18 shops were completely gutted, an official told Kashmir wire.
He said the losses were massive but we cannot put out a figure just now.” It will be assessed later in the day,” the official added.
However there were no casualties and cause of the fire is being investigated yet, he said.
The locals of the area have assembled to clear the debris from the main road which is considered to be a main commercial hub of the town. “It is difficult to pass the road as it is littered with burnt out material,” locals said while clearing the rubbles.”
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