Massive Fire Guts Five Houses In Srinagar's Nawakadal

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- A devastating fire tore through the congested Nawakadal locality of Srinagar late Tuesday night, damaging at least five residential houses and reducing the wedding dreams of a local family to ashes. Among the worst affected was a household preparing for the wedding of their daughter, whose trousseau and other wedding items were completely destroyed in the blaze.

The fire, which broke out around midnight, caused widespread panic in the densely packed neighbourhood. Residents described a scene of chaos as flames quickly engulfed multiple structures.

Nazir Ahmad, the bride-to-be's uncle, recounted the harrowing moments.“We were coming out of the masjid when we heard people screaming. In no time, the fire had spread to several houses. The area is so congested that we couldn't even get close to help contain it,” he said, his voice trembling.

The family had been preparing for a wedding scheduled for August.“We had collected everything for her marriage-clothes, jewellery, household items. Everything is gone. We had so many dreams for her, and all of them were consumed by the fire,” Ahmad said with tears in his eyes.

Local residents expressed gratitude for the swift action of the Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) Department, crediting their timely response with preventing an even greater tragedy.

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Officials from the Fire Services Department confirmed that five houses-comprising both double-storey and three-storey structures-were involved in the blaze. Preliminary findings suggest an electrical short circuit as the cause.

They said the attic portions, roofs, ceilings, furniture, and household goods of two double-storey houses were extensively damaged, while three other houses sustained partial damage, primarily to their upper floors and roofing.

In addition to the structural losses, two scooties bearing registration numbers JK01T-0210 and BL3SDW-1138 were also damaged. Fortunately, there were no reports of injuries in the incident.

An official assessment of the losses is underway. Meanwhile, residents have urged the administration to extend immediate relief to the affected families, particularly those facing significant personal losses just months ahead of major family events.

Admin Reaches Out To The Fire Victims

On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, a team of District Administration, Srinagar led by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Aadil Fareed today visited Narwara Dangerpora in Nawakadal area of the City to provide immediate assistance to the fire affected families whose houses were gutted in a fire incidents here on Tuesday.

The Immediate relief was sanctioned by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and was provided to the affected families in the form of blankets, mattresses, kitchen sets etc, besides cash amount to each affected families as an interim relief out of the District Red Cross Fund.

The team of district administration Srinagar also expressed sympathy with the affected families on the loss of property.

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