Srinagar: A fire engine heading towards Nichandajan Sangerwani in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to put out blaze, turned turtle last night causing injuries to firemen, officials said.
During the intervening night of January 1 and 2, fire broke out in the houses and cowshed of two brothers – Nazir Ahmad Gorsi and Mukhtar Ahmad Gorsi sons of Taj Mohammad Gorsi at Nichandajan Sangerwani. A local unit of Fire and Emergency Services department at Keller was intimated, officials said.
As the fire engine was heading towards the site it skidded off the road near Abhama village. The firemen on board sustained minor injuries in the incident, the officials said.
In the meantime fire tenders were rushed from a different unit. However both the houses and a cowshed suffered substantial damage in the blaze, officials added.