Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 15: A massive fire broke out in a top hotel in Regal Chowk area of Srinagar today damaging major portion of it.
The fire erupted in the top storey of Pamposh hotel building here in the afternoon that houses several media houses, however there was no loss of life.
As per fire and emergency services, around 20 fire tenders immediately reached the spot to douse the flames. Initially, the firemen managed to control the fire but after sometime the flames erupted again engulfed the lower stories of the hotel.
An official of the fire and emergency department said that several firemen received minor injuries while dousing the flames and eight other people suffered minor injuries, however, there was no loss of life.
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Syed Abid Rasheed Shah said that there was no loss of life as people were evacuated while one firefighter was injured and sent to hospital.
He said that 20 to 22 fire tenders, teams of fire and emergency services, disaster management, and the State Disaster Response Force were at the spot to tackle the blaze.
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