A major fire broke out on Tuesday evening at a building situated inside the Mata Vaishno Devi temple complex in Katra in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. The fire- believed to be the result of electrical short circuit- broke out around 4.15pm inside a cash counting room in Kalika Bhavan, which is adjacent to the sanctum sanctorum . It burned for about 45 minutes before being brought under before being brought under control at around 5pm. No deaths have been reported. Officials say some cash and documents were destroyed.
“We got a call around 4.30pm. Initial reports suggest the fire broke out due to electric (short) circuit” Shailender Singh, the Senior Superintendent of police for Raesi district, Told NDTV.
“SHO(station house officer) rescued people who were trapped inside the fire, some suffered minor injuries and are getting medical attention,” he added.
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