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One person died after fire breaks out in Pahalgam hotel
Srinagar: One person was killed after a massive fire broke out in a hotel in Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, an employee of a hotel was killed when he was allegedly hit by a fire tender that was reversing after the firefighting operation when a massive fire broke out in a hotel in Pahalgam.
Officials said the fire engulfed three structures of the hotel Asal Resort and a vehicle.
The multiple LPG cylinder blasts at the site made the operation difficult, the officials added. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
