J-K: Municipal council office, two houses gutted in midnight fire

JAMMU: (Mar 11) A single-storey municipal council office and two residential houses were gutted in a fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said on Wednesday.

The fire broke out in the municipal council building in the densely populated Kishtwar town around midnight and engulfed two nearby residential houses, a spokesperson of the fire and emergency services department said.

Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was controlled after strenuous efforts, the spokesperson said.