Some tourists were rescued after a fire broke out at Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar District, fire officials said on Saturday.
The official added that around 5-8 houseboats and huts were gutted in the blaze.
The fire started at 5:15 am on Saturday morning.
“Some 5-8 houseboats and huts were gutted in the fire. We can’t identify the source of this fire, we are identifying it. We started the rescue operation immediately after receiving the call,” Station House Officer Fire Service, Farooq Ahmad told ANI.
He further said they also asked for manpower from the district headquarters in Srinagar.