Mosque, several structures gutted in massive fire in Old City
Srinagar: A mosque, several shops and houses were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in the downtown area of Srinagar City of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), officials said.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the massive fire broke out from Bazaar Masjid Bahori Kadal, downtown Srinagar, and in no time spread to nearby residential houses and commercial complexes.
Besides the mosque, several other buildings, including a commercial complex and residences, were destroyed in the fire in the congested Bahori Kadal locality, the officials said.
They said local people and fire brigade personnel doused off the blaze, the exact cause of which be ascertained.
Several months ago, the fire had damaged the same masjid. Locals said that in the previous incident, only the top story of the masjid had been gutted in the incident, but this time all three stories of the religious place suffered complete damage.
A fire official said that an officer from their department sustained injuries. He was shifted to the hospital where his condition is stated to be stable.
Meanwhile, administration in a statement said that as soon the news regarding fire incident at Bahori Kadal area of Shahr-e-Khaas of the District was reported, the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today rushed to the site and personally monitored the rescue operation and fire extinguishing response by firefighters to mitigate the damage.
