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Jammu: 11 'Jhuggis' gutted in blaze, no casualty

At least eleven Jhuggis were gutted in a blaze in Qasim Nagar slum area in Jammu on Tuesday. The fire was triggered by a short circuit in a Jhuggi and quickly spread to other tenements. However, no loss of life or injury was reported.

Jammu: 11 'Jhuggis' gutted in blaze, no casualty
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Published : Nov 5, 2019, 6:37 PM IST

Jammu (J-K): Eleven shanties were gutted in a blaze here on Tuesday, officials said.

No casualty was reported in the mishap, they said.

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The fire was triggered by a short circuit in a Jhuggi in Qasim Nagar slum area and quickly spread to other tenements, they said.

Several fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was extinguished within two hours, thereby saving over 15 other Jhuggis from getting inflamed, they said.

There was no loss of life or injury to anyone, they said.

Qasim Nagar is part of the slum set up by several non-locals after encroaching the nullah (drain) in the lower Shivalik ranges of the city, officials said.

Also read: Mother, son killed in a fire accident at home in UP

Jammu (J-K): Eleven shanties were gutted in a blaze here on Tuesday, officials said.

No casualty was reported in the mishap, they said.

Also read: Delhi pollution: Air Quality remains in 'severe' category; continues to affect visibility

The fire was triggered by a short circuit in a Jhuggi in Qasim Nagar slum area and quickly spread to other tenements, they said.

Several fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was extinguished within two hours, thereby saving over 15 other Jhuggis from getting inflamed, they said.

There was no loss of life or injury to anyone, they said.

Qasim Nagar is part of the slum set up by several non-locals after encroaching the nullah (drain) in the lower Shivalik ranges of the city, officials said.

Also read: Mother, son killed in a fire accident at home in UP

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Jammu: 11 'jhuggis' gutted in blaze, no casualty
         Jammu, Nov 5 (PTI) Eleven shanties were gutted in a blaze here on Tuesday, officials said.
         No casualty was reported in the mishap, they said.
         The fire was triggered by a short circuit in a jhuggi in Qasim Nagar slum area and quickly spread to other tenements, they said.
         Several fire tenders were pressed into service and the blaze was extinguished within two hours, thereby saving over 15 other jhuggis from getting inflamed, they said.
         There was no loss of life or injury to anyone, they said.
         Qasim Nagar is part of the slum set up by several non-locals after encroaching the nullah (drain) in the lower Shivalik ranges of the city, officials said. PTI AB HDA
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