News Topic:Fire
Kashmir
8-year-old girl charred to death in houseboat fire in Dal Lake
An 8-year-old girl was charred alive in an overnight fire at a houseboat in Dal Lake here, officials said on Friday.
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Kashmir
SP East Zone, SDPO Kothibagh office gutted in overnight blaze
Offices of Superintendent of Police East Zone and SDPO Kothibagh were gutted in an overnight blaze in city centre Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
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Kashmir
Kashmir reports 660 fire incidents in first 3 months of 2022
At least 10 people were killed while 660 fire incidents have been reported across the Valley in the first three months of the ongoing year 2022.
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J&K
8 forest fires in Kashmir, 50 in Jammu during last 24 hours
As per the satellite images by Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), there were 8 forest fires in Kashmir and nearly 50 in Jammu region.
Kashmir
7 houseboats, 3 wooden sheds damaged in midnight blaze at Nigeen Lake
At least seven houseboats and three wooden sheds were damaged in a midnight blaze that broke out in Nigeen Lake, officials said on Monday.
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Health
Cause of fire at B&J Hospital Barzulla being ascertained: Principal GMC
The cause of the fire at Kashmir's lone Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla is being ascertained, the authorities said on Saturday.
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Kashmir
Fire breaks out in B&J Hospital Barzulla
A massive fire broke out in Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
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News & Interviews
Fire engine skids off road on way to put out blaze in Pulwama
A fire engine heading towards Nichandajan Sangerwani in Pulwama district skidded off the road and fell into a gorge last night.
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