Baramulla, Feb 21: A 31-year-old disabled man died of suffocation after a massive fire engulfed a double-story residential house in Binnar Janbazpora area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district this morning.
Quoting an official news agency JKNS reported that the fire broke out at around 4:31 AM, rapidly spreading through the house.
They said in the incident, a 31-year-old disabled man, identified as Zubair Siraj, son of Mohammad Siraj, succumbed to suffocation before the arrival of the fire and emergency services.
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His body was later recovered from the attic by fire service personnel, the official said, adding that authorities have taken cognizance of the incident.