15 shops, hotel damaged in Pahalgam fire

Shops in flames at Pahalgam market. -Excelsior/Sajad Dar
Shops in flames at Pahalgam market. -Excelsior/Sajad Dar

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Fifteen shops and a hotel were gutted in a fire incident at tourist resort Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district today.
A fire broke out in a shop near Jamia Masjid at main market Pahalgam in which 15 shops and a hotel were damaged.

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The locals, Police and the Fire and Emergency Services men rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
As per eye witnesses, 15 shops including Hamdard General store, a shoe shop and a hotel Glaciour were damaged in the fire incident.
The cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately, however, the fire has now been brought under control.