Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 7: The Army today averted a major forest fire in Ramban district while a three-storied building was gutted in another fire in Kishtwar.
Jawans of the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion doused the fire at Dagnari in Ramban which has a population of over 300 families, including civilians, a defence spokesman said today.
Seven fire extinguishers were used to put out the flames, he said, adding that no loss to life and property was reported.
In another fire incident, a three-storey building was completely gutted at Foongwari in Balgaran village in Kishtwar.
A minor, identified as Amit Singh, suffered injuries, and a 303 rifle and 50 rounds of Sewa Ram, a Village Defence Committee member, who owned the building, was destroyed in the fire, officials said.
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