Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 27: Five residential structures were today gutted in a blaze incident at Chinar Bagh locality of Dalgate in city centre.
Witnesses said fire emerged from a house at Chinar Bagh at around 10:30 am and engulfed adjoining structures instantly. On being informed, fire tenders rushed to the spot and started fire fighting operation.
After over an hour, the fire was brought under control but it had already damaged five residential houses and destroyed property worth lakhs. The actual loss in terms of capital is still not known. The cause of fire is being ascertained, said an official, but no one was hurt in the inferno.