Srinagar: Two houseboats and a building of a high-end hotel housing the staff quarters were damaged due to fire in separate incidents around the Dal Lake here on Wednesday, officials said.
A houseboat in the lake caught fire, which spread to an adjacent houseboat, in the early hours, causing damage to both the floating structures, they added.
In another incident, a fire broke out in a building housing the staff quarters of a high-end heritage hotel located along the banks of the lake, the officials said.
Fire-tenders were summoned and timely action prevented the blaze from spreading, they added.
There were no reports of anyone getting injured in any of the incidents, the officials said.
