Houseboats catch hearth on a lake well-liked with vacationers, killing 3 in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India – A large hearth Saturday engulfed a number of picket houseboats anchored in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s well-liked Dal Lake and three charred our bodies have been recovered from the wreckage, officers mentioned.
Five houseboats and a few huts embedded in water have been lowered to ashes within the intense blaze that was extinguished after practically two hours by hearth engines despatched from Srinagar, the principle metropolis in Indian-controlled Kashmir, mentioned Mir Aqib, a fireplace officer.
The reason for the fireplace is being investigated. Aqib mentioned some cooking fuel cylinders exploded after the blaze began within the houseboats the place vacationers from exterior Kashmir come and keep.
Police are looking for out whether or not the our bodies have been these of vacationers or native employees.
Some houseboats anchored close by have been faraway from the positioning, police mentioned.
Boat rides in Dal Lake are highly regarded with vacationers who additionally keep there throughout their go to to Srinagar, the principle metropolis in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since British colonialists gave them independence in 1947. Both nations declare Kashmir in its entirety and have fought two wars over its management.
