Kathua fire guts two dozen hutments, forest blaze sparks mine blasts in Rajouri
JAMMU, Jun 10 (PTI): A massive fire reduced nearly two dozen hutments to ashes in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early Wednesday, leaving several migrant workers homeless and causing extensive damage to household belongings, officials said.
The fire broke out in a cluster of temporary dwellings adjacent to a scrapyard at Maggar Khad in the Chak Gota area of the district around 4 am and spread rapidly due to the highly combustible material used in the structures, the officials said.
They said Fire and Emergency Services personnel, assisted by locals, launched a fire fighting operation and contained the flames.
