Tourist hut gutted in Gulmarg

Srinagar: A six-room hut of Hotel Highland park in famous ski-resort of Gulmarg was gutted in a devastating fire incident causing loss to property worth lakhs on Sunday.

A fire and emergency official said, fire broke out in the six room deluxe hut during midnight and engulfed the entire structure causing extensive damage to it.

A report from the Gulmarg said, the tourists who were staying in the hut were rescued and shifted to safer places. However, police and fire and emergency officials could not confirm it.

Fire tenders were pressed into service which doused the fire before it could engulf other structures. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, the fire and emergency officials said and added no one was injured in the incident. (UNI)

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