Abandoned tourist hut gutted in Sopore

Sopore, Dec 11: An abandoned tourist hut in Ningli area of Sopore was gutted in a fire incident causing loss to property worth lakhs on Wednesday evening.

An official said fire mysteriously broke out in the hut and engulfed the entire structure causing extensive damage to it.

Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire with the help of locals and police. However the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said and added no one was injured in the incident.

Similarly, a massive fire broke out in the Kandi range forest area of Rampora Rajpora in north Kashmir’s Sopore, Wednesday evening while the teams of forest department have been deputed to douse off the flames.

The fire which mysteriously erupted in compartment numbers 33 and 38 at Rampora Rajpora forests is feared to have spread to more areas which may cause huge damage to the greengold.

Meanwhile, officials from the Forest Department also confirmed this fire incident and said that the fire has engulfed a large area of forest compartment 33 and 38. “A number of trees are feared to have suffered damage.”

He said that soon after fire broke out in the compartments, the teams from Fire and Emergency department, Forest department including Forest Protection Force were pressed on the job to douse the flames, adding that the cause of the fire will be ascertained after the flames are brought under control.