Srinagar: An overnight Massive fire damaged a mosque and a residential house in the Tarzoo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday in which two firefighters were also injured.
Officials said that a massive fire broke out at Shah colony in Tarzoo Sopore consuming a 2-story residential house and one mosque namely ‘Masjid Mustafa’.
The fire and emergency department, they said, received the call at around 1.55 hours and its Sopore station immediately rushed three water tenders to the area.
“One LPG cylinder also exploded in the incident,” they said.
Two firefighters identified as Ali Mohammad Reshi and Wajid Ahmad Dar sustained minor injuries before the flames were brought under control and prevented from spreading further.
While the cause of the fire is being investigated, they said, preliminary inquiry suggests an electric short circuit as a reason for the blaze.
(GNS)
