Massive fire breaks out in store in Jammu
Aman Zutshi
Jammu: A massive fire broke out in a store in Kathua late in the night yesterday and burnt goods valued at lakhs in the store.
According to the report, a big blaze broke out in Neelam General Store in Jahkbar village of Kathua and reduced goods to ash kept in the store. The owner of the store has told media that he has suffered loss of 6 lac rupees.
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“The fire broke out in our shop at 12am in the night when we were sleeping. After two hours when we came to know about this blaze it already engulfed our entire establishment.
“This shop is operated by my wife Neelam and she has been crying since morning that her shop has burnt down.
“We have 15-16 lakhs of goods in the store and 6 lac of items have been reduced to ash. Our neighbours and fire tenders extinguished this fire”, said Owner of the store Mr Dwarka Nath expressing grief.
