Srinagar, Feb 28: Three residential houses gutted in a massive blaze in the Halwal area of Srinagar on Wednesday.
According to local residents, a massive fire erupted in a residential house and quickly spread to nearby houses, causing significant damage. However, locals present at the scene immediately sprung into action and were soon joined by the fire and emergency department.
After vigorous efforts, the firefighters and locals successfully prevented the fire from spreading to other nearby houses. During the incident, firefighter Mushtaq Ahmad sustained injuries while dousing the flames. The injured firefighter has been taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
An official from the fire and emergency department confirmed the fire incident to Rising Kashmir, stating that they reached the spot soon after receiving the call. The officer mentioned that after hours of struggle, they were able to control the fire. The officer also stated that the cause of the fire is still unknown, and they are assessing the loss caused by the blaze.
Srinagar city is witnessing regular fire incidents, resulting in property worth lakhs of rupees being damaged. However, officials from the fire and emergency department attribute the cause of these fire incidents to negligence on the part of the people.
A senior fire and emergency official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to Rising Kashmir, revealed “The majority of fire incidents in Srinagar are caused by gas leakage and short circuits. He stated that people often leave their gadgets unattended, which leads to many of these fire incidents.”
The official further highlighted that people are not following proper fire safety measures. Instead, they tend to panic when a fire incident occurs and often delay calling the fire and emergency services.
