Fire causes loss worth over 2cr in J-K

Assets worth over Rs 2 crore of the Power Department were damaged in a massive fire at a power station in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The fire occurred when a transformer installed at a Power Development Department (PDD) station in Kalakote caught fire yesterday. Subsequently,three adjoining transformers also came into the grip of the flames,officials said.

Army jawans from a nearby unit,fire service personnel and police launched a rescue operation and contained the fire,they said.

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With timely action,further damage and possible loss of lives was averted,the officials said.

The loss of property was put at around Rs two crores by the concerned PDD officials.