52 buildings gutted in Jammu and Kashmir fire

At least fifty-two buildings, including houses and granaries, were gutted in an overnight blaze in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said in Srinagar on Sunday. No loss of life was reported.

At least fifty-two buildings, including houses and granaries, were gutted in an overnight blaze in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said in Srinagar on Sunday. No loss of life was reported.

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"Fifty-two structures including residential houses, granaries and cowsheds, were gutted in a fire in Frisal village," a senior police official told IANS.

The village is located near Pahalgam in Anantnag district.

As many as 17 fire tenders were rushed to the village to douse the fire. The authorities are trying to ascertain the cause of the blaze.