A mosque, several shops and houses were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in the downtown area of Srinagar City of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), officials said. According to Kashmir Media Service, the massive fire broke out from Bazaar Masjid Bahori Kadal, downtown Srinagar, and in no time spread to nearby residential houses and commercial complexes. Besides the mosque, several other buildings, including a commercial complex and residences, were destroyed in the fire in the congested Bahori Kadal locality, the officials said. They said local people and fire brigade personnel doused off the blaze, the exact cause of which be ascertained.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan