Woman's watching the remains of her house as flames continue to erupt from the ashes at Tandu Mohalla in Wadder Payeen of Handwara some 103 kilometers from Srinagar the summer capital of Indian controlled Kashmir .Around 32 structures were gutted in this devastating fire that broke out at around 9 pm on Wednesday. Within no time the fire spread to other houses and was uncontrollable. The cause of the fire was not known to anyone. Nobody in the area had any idea how did all this happen. The actual estimate of loss is yet to be ascertained. However, there was no loss of human life in the incide


Woman's watching the remains of her house as flames continue to erupt from the ashes at Tandu Mohalla in Wadder Payeen of Handwara some 103 kilometers from Srinagar the summer capital of Indian controlled Kashmir .Around 32 structures were gutted in this devastating fire that broke out at around 9 pm on Wednesday. Within no time the fire spread to other houses and was uncontrollable. The cause of the fire was not known to anyone. Nobody in the area had any idea how did all this happen. The actual estimate of loss is yet to be ascertained. However, there was no loss of human life in the incident. Some cattle were charred to death. locals from nearby areas reached to the spot and started the rescue operation, carrying water in buckets and other utensils to douse the rising flames. However, their efforts failed to yield any results till the fire spread in the locality. (Photo by Eeshan Peer/Pacific Press)


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