Watch: Massive fire destroys 8 houses, several cowsheds in J&K's Kishtwar
A massive fire in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir destroyed eight houses and several cowsheds, resulting in livestock losses but no human casualties. The remote location of the village hindered firefighting efforts, requiring assistance from a station in a different district.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the vulnerability of remote, infrastructure-poor regions to natural and accidental disasters during winter months.
NEW DELHI: A fire that broke out shortly after midnight reduced at least eight houses and several cowsheds to ashes in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district.The fire erupted in a house in Mungli village in the Warwan area and spread rapidly to neighbouring structures. With residents struggling to contain it, earth movers were used to pull down parts of the affected houses and create a gap to prevent the flames from spreading further.No human casualties were reported in the blaze but reporting suggests that there have been livestock casualties.The exact extent of the livestock loss, however, could not be ascertained as a detailed assessment was not possible during the night, as reported by news agency PTI.The absence of a fire station in Warwan meant fire tenders had to be summoned from Kokernag in south Kashmir's…
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