Jammu, Jan. 2 -- Five houses were gutted and two people sustained injuries after a fire, triggered by an LPG cylinder blast, broke out in a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said on Friday.
The fire erupted in a house in Thachna village late on Thursday night and spread rapidly to nearby homes, they said.
Teams from the district administration, police, army, and fire services, assisted by local residents, launched a joint operation to douse the flames. Fire tenders were rushed to the remote area, while LPG cylinders from nearby houses were removed to prevent further spread of the fire, officials added.
Deputy Commissioner of Kishtwar, Pankaj Sharma, who monitored the operation, said that the fire was brou...