A major fire has completely destroyed Sukhnoi village in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, gutting 80 out of a total 84 households, but no one was injured, officials said. "Out of 84 houses, 80 in the Sukhnoi village in the Warwan block of the Kisthwar district were gutted in a fire that broke out late last night," Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar, Ghulam Nabi Balwan said. Soon after receiving the information, senior police and district administration officials rushed to the spot. Over 80 houses and 15 cow sheds gutted by fire in Sukhnai village in Kishtwar(J&K) (16.10.16) pic.twitter.com/oYTuWWVk8w — ANI (@ANI_news) October 17, 2016He said that the government has already sent free ration for the villagers, who have decided to stay in rented accommodation during the winters. He said that there was no loss of life or injury in the inferno that destroyed almost the entire village.

Source: dna October 17, 2016 04:12 UTC