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Mysterious blaze damages two houseboats in Nageen Lake

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Srinagar: Two houseboats were gutted in a mysterious fire at Nageen Lake in Srinagar district late Sunday night.
Reports said that the blaze emerged from ‘Phonix’ houseboat at around 1:00 am and spread to adjoining ‘Prism’ houseboat at Sadribal area of Nageen Lake.
Soon after the incident, fire tenders, police and locals rushed to the spot to douse off the flames.
The houseboats belong to two brothers Haji Ghulam Mohammad Baktu and Mohammad Yousuf Baktu. The incident left the two boats gutted completely.
A police officer also confirmed the incident and said the cause of the fire is believed to be an electrical short circuit.
However, no one was injured in the incident, he said.
He said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and further investigations taken up. (GNS)


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