Ganderbal: At least 15 to 20 shops including some hotels were gutted in a devastating fire incident in Sonamarg main market on Saturday evening. Locals alleged that the fire tenders reached too late which aggravated the damage.
As per the details, a fire broke out in Hotel Sounsar and soon spread to other hotels and shops in the Sonamarg market, resulting in damage worth crores.
The locals and traders at Sonamarg market alleged that the fire-tenders reached the spot too late. They said the authorities have failed to establish a fire station in the resort.
Notably, dozens of structures including shops and hotels have been gutted in several devastating fire incidents in the past at Sonamarg in which property worth crores was destroyed.
A hotel owner said that for the last decade, they have been demanding a fire station at Sonamarg, adding that despite getting assurances nothing substantial has been done so far. (With inputs from KNO)
