Kralgund, July 17 (KNS): A residential was gutted in a fire incident in Malbagh Village of Kralgund in North Kashmir's Handwara on Friday evening.

Reports reaching to KNS said that the house was completely damaged in a fire incident.

The house owner has been identified as damaged Meema Begum Wife of Late Mohmmed Ashraf Malla

As soon as the fire broke out in the residential house, the locals rushed to the spot and doused the fire but the house turned into ashes, causing loss to the property worth lakhs of rupees.

According to eye witness a poor family was residing in the house, which got damaged in the fire incident. The cause of the fire as per officials was durle to short circuit.

Family members appealed Lt. Governor Administration for rehabilitation(KNS)