Kashmir

7-year-old girl dies as residential house catches fire in Kupwara

KUPWARA — A 7-year-old girl died after a residential house was gutted in a fire incident in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.

Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a residential house was gutted in fire incident in Badherkote area of Karnah in Kupwara district.

A 7-year-old physically challenged girl was charred to death in the incident, he said.

The cause of fire was yet to be ascertained, he said.