MOHAMMAD YASEEN
Pattan, Jan 22 : A 25-year-old youth was tragically burned to death during an overnight fire mishap in the Khambiyar-Hyderbeigh Pattan area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir. The incident also led to the destruction of two residential houses due to the fire.
An official told The Web Story/The Varmul Post that the fire broke out in the residential house of late Mohmmad Ramzan Dar and soon engulfed to nearby houses.
Soon after noticing the flames local neighbours rushed out of their houses and called fire and emergency department.
In the meantime, fire tenders rushed to the spot and managed to douse the flames with the help of Jammu and Kashmir Police, in the incident Adil Ahmad son of Mohd Ramzan Dar was chaired to death, who was sleeping in ist Floor.
An official told that the preliminary investigations suggest the probable cause of the fire to be a short circuit in electric blanket, However the body of the deceased was completely burnt and was shifted to GMC Baramula.
A police officer told The Web Story/The Varmul Post that a case has been registered in this incident and further investigation has been initiated.