Shopping-Mall Inferno Consumes Property Worth Crores In Hazratbal

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) By Majid Nabi

Srinagar- Property worth crores destroyed, while a few nearby residential houses also suffered damage after the common attic of a multi-storey retail mall caught fire in Dargah Hazratbal market here this morning.

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Fire according to official's fire originated from a popular food outlet, Amigos Foods situated at 2^nd floor around 11:45am, destroying the common attic of the mall and causing damage to several residential structures nearby.

Shopping mall, which houses prominent food outlets including that of the Amigo Foods and Hattric Restaurant, is situated opposite the Sir Syed Gate of the University of Kashmir at Dargah Hazratbal.

A senior official of the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) told Kashmir Observer that although the cause of fire could not be ascertained, the LPG cylinder explosion afterwards caused severe damage to the attic.

He said the tragic incident, that left property worth crores damaged, took place at the time people are preparing for the upcoming Eid

Fitr festival in the valley. He said the fire tenders and firefighters reached the spot as soon as the information about the inferno was received.

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