Srinagar:Seven shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in the Batamaloo area here, police said on Friday.
Seven shops were destroyed in a fire incident in the main market at Batamaloo Thursday night, a police official said.
J-K: 7 shops gutted in fire in Srinagar's Batamaloo
A fire broke out in JK's Batamaloo area destroying seven shops in the main market on Thursday night. Reportedly, the cause of the fire is believed to be an electric short circuit.
J-K: 7 shops gutted in fire in Srinagar's Batamaloo
He said the cause of the fire is believed to be an electric short-circuit.
However, the shop owners claimed the shops were set afire by miscreants.
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