Srinagar, Oct 25 : Massive fire damaged a mosque and a residential house in Tarzoo area of Sopore in north Kashmirโs Baramulla district overnight, official sources said on Tuesday. Two firefighters were also injured while dousing the โsky touchingโ flames, the official sources told GNS.
They said that the massive fire broke out at Izat Shah colony in Tarzoo Sopore involving a 2-storey residential house and one mosque namely โMasjid Mustafaโ. The fire and emergency department, they said, received the call at around 1.55 hours and its Sopore station immediately rushed three water tenders to the area. The firefighters faced a tough time while controlling the flames, they said. โOne LPG cylinder also exploded in the incident,โ they said. Two fire fighters identified as Ali Mohammad Reshi and Wajad Ahmad Dar sustained minor injuries before the flames were brought under control and prevented from spreading further. While the cause of the fire is being investigated, they said, preliminary inquiry suggests electric short circuit as reason for theย blaze.ย (GNS)
