Srinagar: A minor fire incident was reported on Sunday at Rajbagh in Srinagar after an electrical appliance overheated inside a girls’ hostel, officials said.
According to Fire and Emergency Services, the State Fire Control Room at Batamaloo received an emergency call following which a fire tender from Fire Station Gowkadal was immediately rushed to the spot.
On arrival, firefighters found that the blaze had erupted in a room on the second floor of a four-storeyed building housing a girls’ hostel operating under the name Royal Girls Hostel.
Preliminary assessment revealed that an electric blanket had been left switched on, resulting in overheating that ignited the bedding and mattress inside the room.
Officials said the hostel management responded promptly by using fire extinguishers, which helped contain the flames and prevented the fire from spreading to other parts of the building. Fire personnel later doused the remaining flames and carried out cooling operations to ensure complete safety.
In the incident, bedding and a mattress in one room were damaged, while the rest of the property was successfully saved. One minor injury was reported, though no serious harm occurred.
The fire operation was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mir Aqib Hussain, with effective mobility and coordination ensured by Aijaz Ahmad Shah.
Meanwhile, Alok Kumar has advised the general public to avoid using substandard or low-quality electrical appliances and to strictly refrain from leaving electrical devices unattended to prevent such incidents in the future. [KNT]
