Srinagar, Oct 21 : At least six residential structures were damaged in a massive fire that broke out late Monday night in Baan Mohalla, Narparistan area of Fateh Kadal, Srinagar.
An official told news agency JKNS that the fire started from one of the residential structures and quickly spread to adjoining houses due to the congested locality and dry wooden rooftops.
At least four three-storey houses and two double-storey houses were severely damaged, with the upper portions and rooftops completely gutted, the official added.
The affected houses, as per officials, belong to Adil Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mohammad Sultan Sheikh, and his two brothers; Abdul Rashid Sheikh, son of late Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh; Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh and his brother, residents of Narparistan; Niyaz Ahmad Rather, whose three-storey residential house was partially damaged; Mohammad Shafi, owner of a double-storey residential-cum-commercial structure; and Showkat Ahmad
