House damaged in Ramsu fire Incident

Ramban, Nov 21: A double-storey residential structure was damaged after a massive fire broke out in the remote Zaradi Neel area of sub-division Ramsu in Ramban district on Friday.

Official sources stated that the fire erupted in a double-story residential house belonging to Mohammad Saleem Naike and Mohammad Ilyas Naike, sons of Abdul Qayoom resident of Zaradi Neel.

As soon as the fire broke out, locals, along with a team from Police Post Neel and Army personnel posted in the area, rushed to the spot and attempted to control the blaze using water and available fire extinguishers. However, the double-storey structure was completely gutted by the time the flames could be contained.

An adjoining house belonging to Adil also suffered partial damage, though timely efforts helped prevent the fire from spreading to other nearby houses situated in the cluster.

A fire tender from Fire and Emergency Station Banihal was later dispatched to the area. Due to the lack of road connectivity, it took additional time for firefighters to reach the spot with fire extinguishers.

Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Ramsu Mazahir Hussain, who, along with SDPO Banihal, visited the affected location, said that a residential house comprising two families was fully destroyed, while another nearby house sustained partial damage.

The officer said no loss of life or injury to anyone was reported in this fire incident.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Ramban Mohammad Alyas Khan has dispatched relief material for the affected families to Zaradi Neel.