Srinagar, Feb. 23 -- Three residential houses were gutted in a fire incident that broke out in the Nawabazar area in the old city of Srinagar on Sunday.

Fire and Emergency officials said that the fire broke out at 7.25 am in a house at Sonarkul Nawabazar and engulfed other nearby houses causing damage to three residential houses.

Several fire tenders were rushed to the spot from various fire stations of the city to douse the leaping flames.

"The fire was later brought under control before it could spread to other structures", they said

No one was injured in the incident, they said adding the cause of fire is being ascertained.

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