Srinagar: Three tourists from Bangladesh lost their lives in a houseboat blaze at Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday.
The bodies were found hours after five houseboats were blazed a massive fire early this morning, police said.
The three Bangladeshi nationals were occupants of the Safeena houseboat, which was ravaged in the fire.
Authorities said that the fire originated at a houseboat near Ghat number 9, 10 of Dal Lake, rapidly spreading and engulfing other nearby houseboats.
At least five houseboats and five residential structures were reduced to ashes and the cause of the fire is yet to be determined, stated the police.
