SRINAGAR: A residential house was damaged in a fire that broke out during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in the Hardu Shichen area of Dialgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said.
The fire engulfed the house of Nazir Ahmad Khan, son of Abdul Gani Khan, causing damage to the structure, officials said.
Personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services, assisted by local residents, brought the blaze under control, preventing it from spreading to adjoining houses.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire was caused by a short circuit. However, officials said the exact cause of the incident is still being ascertained.
