Fire breaks out at commercial building in Srinagar; no casualty reported
India Today
A massive fire broke out at a commercial building in Srinagar's Rajbagh area on Thursday. However, no casualties have been reported so far.
A massive fire broke out at a commercial building in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar in the Rajbagh area on Thursday, reported news agency ANI. The fire tenders immediately rushed to the spot and the situation has been brought under control. No deaths have been reported so far but one of the fire officers sustained injuries.
J&K: Fire broke out in a building in Rajbagh, Srinagar."It's commercial building. Fire under control.We're seeing if there's any victim;nothing so far. One cylinder exploded&there was one generator running on kerosene. One of our officers injured," Divisional Fire Officer says pic.twitter.com/We2fTrjO2S
The Fire Department officials were immediately pressed into service to douse the flames to avoid any casualties. Initial reports reveal that a cylinder exploded during the mishap.
A Divisional Fire Officer was quoted by ANI as saying, "It's a commercial building. The fire has been brought under control." (sic)
"We're seeing if there's any victim but nothing has been reported so far," he added. The officer said that one cylinder exploded and there was one generator running on kerosene, adding that one of their officers was injured.
