A fire broke out at a hotel near Regal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar on Saturday.
According to reports, a police official said that the fire started in the attic of the six-storey building and spread fast. The building houses offices of several news channels.
“There are offices of several media houses here. 20-22 fire tenders, teams of fire& emergency services, disaster mgmt, SDRF are here. There’s no loss of life, people have been evacuated. A member of fire services was injured and sent to the hospital,” DC Srinagar said.
There are offices of several media houses here. 20-22 fire tenders, teams of fire&emergency services, disaster mgmt, SDRF are here. There's no loss of life, people have been evacuated. A member of fire services was injured & sent to hospital: DC Srinagar on fire in Pamposh Hotel pic.twitter.com/MhhMQqhgr2
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2018
Smoke could be seen billowing out of the top floor of the building. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and emergency services doused the flames.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the police official said, adding there were no reports of any loss of life or injury so far.