Residential house damaged in Kupwara blaze

Kupwara, May 6: A residential house was damaged in a fire incident at Machil sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
An official said that based on the SoS phone call about the fire breaking out in a residential house at Machil village. “Immediately troops of the Army swung into action. A well-coordinated action by the troops resulted in no loss of life and injuries to anyone,” the official said.
The official said that due to timely action, drills and procedures followed by the Fire Fighting Team, no damage to other houses due to spread of fire to nearby houses was ensured.
In spite of bad weather, official said that the FireFighting team of Machil Battalion successfully doused-off the fire of the house which belonged to them.
He said that the house belonged to Abdul Rahim Wani son of Abdul Gafoor Wani, restricting the loss and damage to life and property.
The assistance provided by the Indian Army was highly applauded and appreciated by all locals.