Qazigund, Oct 05: A residential house located in Oriel Kund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district was severely damaged by a fire that broke out at midnight on Thursday.
An official said, the fire engulfed a residential house at around 1 am and caused significant damage to it.
He said the house owned by Mohd Ashraf Chowhan, son of Mohd Ismail Chowhan from the same village, suffered extensive damage to its roofing, ceilings, windows, and doors.
“The preliminary investigations point towards a short circuit as the cause of the fire,” he said.
