Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 12: Property worth lakhs was damaged after a house caught fire at village Kamaliya, in Akhnoor area today.
Reports said due to suspected short-circuit, the fire broke out in Surendra Kumar’s residential house at Kamaliya village of Akhnoor. At the time of fire, luckily nobody was at home.
People of the locality tried to control the fire but most of the items kept in the house were burnt and reduced to ashes.
Owner Surendra Kumar said that at the time of fire no family member was present at home.
Due to fire house hold items worth lakhs of rupees were also burnt, he added.
The locals of the area demanded financial assistance from the district administration for the poor family.
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