Anantnag, May 12: A 12-year-old student was killed while three others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a Darul Uloom in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said.
According to officials, the fire erupted at Faizan Baba Hyder Rishi Darul Uloom in the Old Mattan Adda area, triggering panic among students and staff present at the institution.
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Soon after the incident, a rescue operation was launched and the injured students were shifted to Government Medical College Anantnag for treatment. However, one of the injured students later succumbed to burn injuries at the hospital.
The deceased has been identified as Bilal Ahmad (12), son of Mohammad Akbar and a resident of Wadwan. He was a student at the Darul Uloom.
The injured students have been identified as Sabit Fayaz and Sahil Ahmad, both residents of Sangaldan, and Irfan Ahmad, a resident of Pahalgam.
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Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and further investigation has been initiated. (KNO)
