Fire guts five shops in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Sopore: At least five shops were gutted in a fire incident at Iqbal Market in Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday.

Reports said that fire was broke out in a triple story shopping complex in Iqbal market Sopore in the wee hours of Wednesday, resulting in damages to five shops and destroying goods worth lac’s of rupees.. 

Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames and put fire under control.

“Before the fire could be brought under control, it gutted at least five shops,” said an officer of the Fire and Emergency Services.

However, the cause of fire could not be ascertained, while no loss of life or injury was reported in the fire mishap.