Four houses gutted in massive fire in Uri Baramulla in north Kashmir
Srinagar: Four residential houses were gutted in a massive fire in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday, officials said.
An official said that fire broke out in one of the houses on Thursday morning and soon engulfed the nearby houses.
He said that at least four houses were gutted in the mishap, while some livestock also were charred to death.
Locals, however, alleged that due to poor condition of the road in the area, the fire tenders couldn’t reach the spot on time, resulting in significant damage to the residential houses.
The cause of fire was being ascertained, the official said. (KNO)
