Srinagar: A four-storey Islamic seminary, Jama Arabia Ashraful Uloom, along with an attached mosque, was gutted in a fire incident in the Hyderpora area of Srinagar’s uptown on Friday, officials said.
The L-shaped structure caught fire from the top floor, though the exact cause of the blaze was not immediately known.
Hundreds of students studying at the seminary were evacuated safely after the fire broke out, with no reports of loss of life, officials said.
The top floor of the building was completely gutted, while the third and second floors were partially damaged during firefighting and cooling operations.
A fire official said that at least 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to control the flames.
During the operation, a couple of firefighters and a civilian sustained minor injuries, the official said.
Further assessment of damage and cause of the fire is underway. [KNT]
