Kashmir

Three residential houses damaged in Charar-i-Sharief fire incident

BUDGAM — At least three residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Charar-i-Sharief area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday.

The fire broke out from one of the houses in Kanidajan area of Charar-i-Sharief and quickly spread to nearby houses, resulting in damage of three residential houses, an official said as per news agency KNO.

Soon after the incident, fire tenders reached to the spot and doused the fire, he said.

Property worth lakhs was destroyed in the mishap while the cause of fire is said to be electric short-circuit, he said.