Excelsior Correspondent
—Excelsior/Tilak Raj
DODA, Feb 20: Atleast five residential houses were gutted in fire at village Bani Budli in tehsil Gandoh here today, resulting into loss of property worth several lakhs.
Eyewitnesses said that fire broke out in the residential house of one Mohammad Shafi Dar of village Bani Budli and engulfed the neighbouring houses of Din Mohammad Dar, Arif Hussain Dar, Ghulam Qadir Dar and Javaid Dar, damaging them completely.
On getting information, police team and locals rushed to the spot and tried to extinguish the fire, but the houses got completely gutted in fire.
No casualty or injury has been reported in the incident, while the exact loss could not be ascertained.
A case in this regard has been registered at concerned police station and investigation started.
However, District Administration Doda has deputed tehsidar Gandoh and concerned BDO to take stock of the situation and the loss occurred due to fire.
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