Srinagar/Anantnag, October 11: A woman died after jumping from the window of a three-storey residential house while attempting to escape a fire in Jehangir Mohalla, Noorbagh, Srinagar on Sunday afternoon, while five residential houses were gutted in a separate fire incident at Thamankoot in Verinag, officials said.
In the Noorbagh incident, two houses were gutted in the blaze. The woman, identified as Haleema Sheikh, wife of Gulzar Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Noorbagh, was on the third floor of the house when the fire broke out.
According to officials, she jumped from the window while trying to escape the flames and sustained critical injuries. She was immediately shifted to SMHS Hospital, Srinagar, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
Soon after the fire call was received by the State Fire Control Room, Batamaloo, multiple fire tenders were dispatched to the spot to bring the blaze under control.
DFO Headquarters Jaffar Ahmad said around seven fire tenders were deployed at the incident site.
He added that water motors were also pressed into service and 10 water pipes were laid near Cement Bridge to ensure an uninterrupted water supply for firefighting operations.
An investigation has been initiated into the Noorbagh incident, and the cause of the fire is being ascertained.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident at Thamankoot in Verinag, five residential houses were involved in a fire.
The affected structures included three double-storey and two single-storey houses, all with galvanised corrugated iron (GCI) sheet roofing.
Officials said three water tenders were deputed to the fire spot to tackle the blaze.
