SRINAGAR: A double-storey residential house was completely gutted on Monday late evening in a fire incident in Ahim-Sharif village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, leaving the family shelterless and causing loss of property, officials said.

The officials said that fire broke out in the two storey house belongs to Mohammad Akram Wani, son of Abdul Gani  Wani resident of Bilal Colony Ahim-Sharif Bandipora, resulting in the property worth laks reduced into ashes.

"However timely action of locals and fire tenders doused the flames and save the other nearby properties, “they said, adding that the cause of fire could not be confirmed immediately.(KNO).

SRINAGAR: Three shops were damaged in a fire incident in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar on Thursday morning, officials said.

An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that fire broke out from one of the shops on the ground floor of a 5-storey commercial building today morning.

He said that in the incident these shops were damaged, while fire was later put off by the Fire and Emergency department.

"The cause of fire is being ascertained, while no loss of life has been reported in the incident,” he said.

SRINAGAR: A fire broke out in an electric equipment store adjacent to a residential house in Okei village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Tuesday morning.

Local sources said that many electronic appliances including refrigerators and washing machines were damaged in the incident, however, rescuers managed to save scores of appliances before the fire engulfed the warehouse.

They said various fire tenders were pressed into service to extinguish the fire. No injuries have been reported and the reason for the fire is attributed to a short circuit.

The warehouse owner remained unavailable to elaborate on the estimated cost of loss. An official said that the quantum of loss is being estimated. [KNT]

SRINAGAR: Two residential houses of three brothers in north Kashmir's Handwara village were gutted in a fire mishap on Monday, officials said.

An official told Srinagar-based news gathering agency Kashmir Scroll (KS) that a massive fire broke out in Patwari Qalamabad Mawer area in the residential house in which three families were living, including Farooq, Shabir, and Altaf sons of Haider Khan.

In the mishap, the house was completely gutted, and a team of the fire service department, police, and locals put the fire under control and saved other nearby houses.

Meanwhile, police took cognizance of this fire mishap. (KS)

SRINAGAR: Five shops were damaged in a fire incident in Mahore area of Reasi district on Friday, official and local sources said.

They told GNS that fire broke out in the main market of Mahore at around 7:30 a.m. and before it was brought under control by police, locals and Army’s 58 RR, the blaze damaged five shops, three of them substantially.

Goods worth lakhs of rupees are said to have been damaged in the fire but there was no official estimate available when this report was filed.

The reason for the fire is believed to be a short circuit but a police official told GNS that investigations have been started to confirm it.

Meanwhile, locals staged a protest against non- availability of fire station in the whole subdivision Mahore and urged authorities to set up at least one to prevent loss of property and life due to fire incidents in future. (GNS)

SRINAGAR; A building of Darul-ul--Uloom (Islamic seminary) was damaged due to fire at Chandigam Lolab in this north Kashmir’s district on Saturday.

Official sources told GNS that the fire erupted in residential quarters of the seminary, Darul-ul-Uloom ‘Khair U Darsain’, around 7 am this morning and engulfed the building. Although the fire was doused off within a reasonable dispatch, they said, the fire damaged the building to a large extent. The fire caused damage to books and literature kept in the building even as there was no loss of life or injury reported, they added. 

A police officer told GNS that fire controlling measures were taken up immediately after receiving information about the fire. He said that the cause of fire is being investigated even as preliminary investigations suggest it to be due to short circuit. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: A massive fire gutted Jamia Masjid in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Wednesday morning.    
  
According to official sources, a fire broke out at Jamia Masjid ‘Noor-ul-Islam’. Fire tenders have rushed to the spot trying to douse the flames.

The roof of the Masjid have gutted completely while the firefighters, with the help of locals and police were on job till the filing of this report.
 
Locals told news agency Kashmir News Trust that all the students from Darul Uloom adjacent to the Masjid have been evacuated safely. (KNT)

SRINAGAR: At least seven shops and a residential house were gutted in a massive fire incident in Qalamabad village in Handwara area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. 

Reports reaching GNS said that a fire broke out in a residential house this afternoon. The raging flames soon after spread to a shopping complex in proximity near Jamia Masjid Qalamabad.

Responding to the exigency, Handwara Police, Army’s 30 RR and locals swung into action to douse off the flames. After hours of strenuous efforts, the blaze was controlled but not before it gutted at least seven shops and a double-storeyed residential house. Among the gutted shops included four of merchandise (Kiryana), two of hardware and one of a tailor. The residential house and the shopping complex are said to belong to one Ghulam Ahmad Najar. 

The fire also caused minor damage to the attic portion of the Jamia Masjid Qalamabad. 

Two civilians and a cop during the rescue operation suffered contusions and were administered with first aid at the site. 

Chairman Jamia Masjid Qalamabad, Abdul Ghani Reshi while extending his gratitude to Handwara Police and local administration alongside Army’s 30 RR said that the timely action from them prevented the fire from spreading further. The mosque head however castigated the local unit of F&ES Department for failing to act on time, which according to him led to escalation of the blaze. 

“We are highly thankful to Handwara Police, the local administration alongside Army’s 30 RR for their timely help and preventing the spread of fire”, he said adding “We however are highly agonized by the pathetic approach of the local F&ES Department unit which despite at a stone’s throw distance failed to perform its duty as otherwise expected.” (GNS)

SRINAGAR: At least four shops were gutted in a fire mishap in Shanoo of Handwara area in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday night. 

Reports reaching GNS said that a fire broke out in Shanoo Langate on late Wednesday night, razing four shops down to ashes. Among those shops included a bread making shop belonging to one Abdul Rashid, a Kiryana shop belonging to Khazir Mohammad Dar, a saloon belonging to Abdul Rashid Hajam and a CSC belonging to Shams ud Din. 

The locals alleged that despite timely intimation to Fire and Emergency Services Department, it took them much time to arrive at the site, while the fire had already caused considerable damage to the four shops. 

"Had the F&ES Department reached here on time, the damage to these many shops could have been well averted", said a local adding "It then were the joint efforts by the men of Police Chowki Langate, Army's 30 RR alongside F&ES services department and the locals that the fire was brought under control."

Confirming it, an official told GNS that the F&ES Services Department could not reach the site as there falls a damaged bridge on the way connecting the area with the nearest Fire Service station. 

"There was luckily no human injury in the incident", the official said adding the cause of fire is being ascertained. (GNS)