Cylinder Blasts After Fire At Jammu Shop, 4 Dead, 15 Injured

Police said the fire was caused due to a short circuit and subsequent gas cylinder blasts.

Four persons were killed and 15 others injured in a massive fire in Jammu this evening. The fire broke out at a scrap shop at Residency Road in Jammu and later spread to adjacent structures. Police said the fire was caused due to a short circuit and subsequent gas cylinder blasts.

The injured have been shifted to hospital where conduction of some is stated to be critical. “Four persons have died in the fire. Among the injured, condition of four is very critical,” said Mukesh Singh, additional director general of police Jammu.

Officials say fire tenders rushed to the spot and after hectic efforts the blaze was brought under control.