A massive fire broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Old Town area on Monday, visuals from the spot showed several houses engulfed in the blaze. As of now no casualties have been reported from the incident. A video of the incident shows thick smoke billowing out of the houses.
Gas Cylinder blasts in Maharashtra
In a separate incident in Maharashtra, a fire broke out after a blast in two gas cylinders in a truck in Dharavi on Monday, though no one was hurt in the incident, a police official said. The blaze started at 9:50 pm when the truck was near Nature Park, PNGP Colony on Sion-Dharavi Link Road, the official said, adding the vehicle's driver has been taken into custody by Dharavi police.
The incident caused panic in the area and a major traffic jam on the arterial Sion- Dharavi link road, he said. "Four vehicles were damaged. The blaze, which was declared as level 2 at 10:07 pm, was doused with the help of 19 fire-tenders," a civic official said. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.