Kupwara: At least four houses gutted in a fire incident in Kralpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday night.
The fire broke out in the residential house of Bashir Ahmad son of Khazir Mohammad Bhat which also engulfed the other three houses, resulting in the property worth lakhs turning to ashes.
The other three victim families were identified as Ghulam Mohammad Bhat son of Dilawar Bhat, Ghulam Qudir Bhat son of Mohammad Afzal Bhat and Master Farooq Ahmad Bhat all residents of Kralpora Kupwara.
Locals said that the fire tenders, local police and local people of the area evacuated the families out from the houses and doused the flames, with the result the other properties could be saved.