House, four shops gutted in blaze in south Kashmir’s Anantnag

A residential house and four shops were gutted in a fire at Krad area of Uttersoo in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district last night, officials said on Friday.

Quoting an official, news agency reported that a massive fire broke out around midnight in the house of one Ghulam Nabi Itoo son Mohammad Akbar Itoo at Krad Uttersoo Anantnag and later engulfed the shops in the vicinity.

Later on locals immediately rushed to the spot and with the help of fire tenders, doused off the flames.

Itoo’s one story house and four shops were damaged in the incident, however, there was no loss of life or injury reported, the official said adding the cause of fire was not known immediately. ( GNS )