KNZ NEWS DESK
SOPORE, JAN, 02 ÷ At least One dozen shops and a restaurant were gutted in a massive fire incident in north Kashmir’s sopore town.
According to reports mysterious massive fire engulfed and damaged one dozen shopo at general bus stand sopore on Tuesday wee hours, reports said that the fire was mysteriously broke out from the poultry shop of Manzoor Ahmad Khan and spread to near by shops at about 5.30 am on Tuesday.
In which one restaurant and one dozen shops completely damaged and goods worth lakhs rupees were also destroyed.
However fire tenders with the help of locals rushed to the spot, and help to douse the flames, however the cause of fire is said to be an electric shot circuit.
The shops damaged in fire incident were belonged to Abdul Rashid khan, Manzoor Ahmad khan Abdul satar denthoo, Mansoor Ahmad sheikh, Mushtaq Ahmad lara, Gh. Hassan ganaie, khursheed Ahmad lone, Mohd Akbar ganaie, waseem Ahmad Gazi, Bashir Ahmad khan, Mohd Amin moon, and Mohd Altaf tara and choice point restaurant of Liyaqat khan.
Meanwhile president traders federation sopore haji Mohammad Ashraf ganaie and local people appealed the district administration for immediate compensation for fire victim shopkeepers.
