Srinagar, Jan. 18 -- Two residential houses caught fire, today morning, at a highly congested Nawa Kadal area in Srinagar. The Fire & Emergency Service (F&ES) personnel responded immediately and swung into action. They were able to contain the fire, with the help and cooperation of Police and especially the local youth. There were at least 20 to 25 adjoining houses which could have engulfed in the fire, but the timely action by Fire service personnel helped to isolate and contain the fire in the wooded attic portion of the two houses and didn't allow fire to spread.

Noor Alam Khan, Sub Officer, from Fire Service HQ was amongst the first responders and he coordinated with Joint Director F&ES Bashir Ahmed Shah and the Fire Service personne...