Srinagar, Dec. 30 -- Officials Say 200 Houses Were Saved From Ravaging Fire Augmented By Blast Of 10 LPG Cylinders

Srinagar- At least 13 "inter-connected" houses and around ten shops were gutted in a massive midnight fire, augmented by the blast of "ten gas (LPG) cylinders", in Dangarpora area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Friday.

Quoting leading firefighter of the concerned Fire and Emergency Services Department, news agency GNS reported that at least 200 houses were saved by the "timely" action.

"At 2:56 a.m., we received information about the fire. Since the Fire Service Station is just a half a kilometer from the area, we rushed a number of fire tenders immediately," the leading firefighter said, adding, "...