Sopore, Jan 02 (KNS): At least one dozen shops and a restaurant were gutted in a massive fire incident that broke out in Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district.
According to the reports mysterious massive fire engulfed and damaged one dozen shops at General Bus Stand (GBS) Sopore in the wee hours of this morning.
According to the KNS correspondent, Iqbal Amin, the reports said that the fire broke out from the poultry shop of Manzoor Ahmad Khan and spread to the nearby shops at about 5.30 am today, resulting in damage to one restaurant and one dozen shops worth lakhs.
However, the fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the flames.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The officials said that the cause of fire is said to be an electric shot circuit.
The shops damaged in mysterious blaze belonged to Abdul Rashid Khan, Manzoor Ahmad Khan, Abdul Satar Denthoo, Mansoor Ahmad Sheikh, Mushtaq Ahmad Lara, Ghulam Hassan Ganaie, Khursheed Ahmad Lone, Mohd Akbar Ganaie, Waseem Ahmad Gazi, Bashir Ahmad Khan, Mohd Amin Moon, and Mohd Altaf Tara and choice point restaurant of Liyaqat Khan.
The locals as well as the traders of Sopore have appealed the district administration to provide compensation to the fire affected businessmen. (KNS)