News Topic:J&K Fire & Emergency Services
Kashmir
Massive blaze damages 13 houses, 10 shops in Anantnag
At least 13 “inter-connected” houses and around ten shops were gutted in a massive midnight fire in Dangarpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
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Kashmir
Darul Uloom, two houses damaged in Khanyar blaze
A Darul Uloom (Islamic seminary) and two residential houses were damaged in a massive fire in Khanyar area of Srinagar on Thursday.
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J&K
J&K Govt orders fire safety audit of all its buildings
The J&K administration on Saturday ordered a fire safety audit of all the government buildings “immediately”.
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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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Kashmir
Driver charred to death inside truck in Qazigund
An unidentified truck driver was charred to death after his truck caught fire as it came in contact with a high-voltage electric wire in Qazigund.
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