Three persons injured in blaze incident in Mendhar

Poonch : At least three persons were injured in a blaze incident in Chatral village of Poonch district in Jammu region, officials said on Saturday.

Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on Saturday morning, fire broke out from a food stall at Chatral village of Mendhar Sub-Division in Poonch, adding that the fire flames broke out from Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder and engulfed a major portion of the shop.

“During the blaze, three persons sustained burn injuries and were immediately shifted to the hospital for treatment,” they said.

“All the three persons are undergoing treatment at the hospital. They have received burn injuries in different body parts,” officials in the hospital said—(KNO)