J-K: 4 dead, 15 injured after fire breaks out in scrap shop
Highlights
- At least 4 people died, 15 injured after a massive fire broke out inside a scrap shop in Jammu.
- Officials said that cylinders inside the shop also exploded. Rescue operation is underway.
- An ex-gratia of Rs.5 Lakh each to be given to the families of the deceased, said govt.
At least four people were killed and 15 were injured after a massive fire broke out inside a scrap shop in Jammu on Monday.
Officials said that cylinders inside the shop also exploded. Rescue operation is underway.
Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu Zone said, "4 people died and 14 got injured after a fire broke out in a scrap shop around 6.15 pm. Cylinders inside the shop also exploded. Rescue operation underway."
Residents of the building were mostly workers from Assam, the officials said.
A spokesperson of the Fire and Emergency Services Department said they received a call about the fire around 6.10 pm and immediately rushed fire tenders to the spot.
Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Mukesh Singh also rushed to the scene to supervise the firefighting and rescue operation.
"Over a dozen families were living in the building. The fire spread very fast, many of the residents could not escape immediately," said a building resident Anwar Hussain.
Another survivor, Yasmeena Khatoon, said the building residents lost everything in the fire.
"We could not retrieve anything and tried to flee the raging fire," she said, adding that many of her relatives are either injured or missing after the incident.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha said, "An ex-gratia of Rs.5 Lakh each to be given to the families of the deceased in Jammu LPG Cylinder blast incident. Ex gratia of Rs.1 Lakh to be given to the seriously injured and Rs.25,000 to those with minor injuries."
