BARAMULLA: Four persons sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at Jamia Masjid in Hamray area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, causing extensive damage to the mosque.
The blaze triggered an emergency response from the Fire and Emergency Services, whose personnel, assisted by the Army, launched efforts to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby structures.
The injured have been identified as Irshad Ahmad, son of Abdul Rashid Bhat; Mohammad Altaf, son of Ahsan Pandit; Manzoor Ahmad Mir; and Mohammad Ashraf Mir.
All four initially received treatment at nearby hospitals before being referred to Srinagar for specialised medical care.
The full extent of the damage to the mosque was not immediately known. Officials had also not established the cause of the fire at the time of filing this report.
Further details are awaited.
