SRINAGAR: A massive fire broke out in a double-storey residential house at Akhal in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday evening, damaging the structure and leaving a fireman injured during firefighting operations.
Officials from the Fire and Emergency Services said the Kangan fire station received information about the blaze at around 8:25 pm. A fire tender was dispatched within a minute and reached the spot at around 8:38 pm.
The fire had engulfed the pucca residential house, which had a galvanised corrugated iron (GCI) sheet roof. Additional fire tenders were rushed from the Fire and Emergency Services headquarters in Ganderbal to assist in bringing the flames under control.
During the operation, fireman Irfan Mehraj (FM 2233), posted at the Kangan fire station, sustained injuries after slipping from the house.
He was immediately shifted to Sub-District Hospital Kangan for treatment.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were not immediately known. Further details are awaited.
