Winter fires
News Kashmir Analysis
Kashmir is known for having one of the harshest winters in world. The winter starts from Mid November and peaks from Mid December and lasts till March end. Sometime winter effects lasts till end May.
As a matter of fact, the fire incidents spiral almost out of control in Kashmir come winters. The basic reason is the careless use of electronic Gadgets by the masses that leads to the fire incidents rising in winters.
Just few days back, At least eight structures were damaged after fire erupted on Tuesday afternoon in a locality of Abhi Gurpora Rainawari of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.
Officials had stated that fire broke out in a house and soon engulfed other structures in the vicinity in Rainawari.
Fire incidents in Kashmir over the past few years is a matter of serious concern. The scores of deaths and loss of crores of property is a matter of serious concern.
Last month Kishtwar saw havoc fires garnering worldwide headlines.
major fire broke out in Mulwarwan village of Kishtwar in Jammu Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, 68 houses were damaged by the fire.
Locals in Mulwarwan village of Kishtwar sought help after the fire destroyed their houses.
As a matter of fact, Houseboat fires are also a matter of serious concern.
Recently five houseboats were gutted in tragic fires.
Three tourists whre killed and eight others had to be rescued after the fire that broke out at a Houseboat on Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday, 11 November 2023, police had said .
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According to officials, three tourists from Bangladesh namely Anindaya Kowshal, Das Gupta, and Mohammad Moinud, who were staying in houseboat Safeena lost their lives in the devastating fire, they added.
The statistics over the years are worrying. to the Fire and Emergency Services, there were 2,342 fire incidents in the year 2021, including 341 fires in the month of December 2021, in which property worth Rs. 70 crore was damaged. As per official figures, across Kashmir Division, the Fire & Emergency Department received 2242 fire calls from January to December 2021, during which 75 people lost their lives.
Kashmir valley witnessed a rise of over 30 per cent in the total number of fire incidents recorded in the year 2022 against the year 2020.
One hopes that masses will take all the steps during ongoing winters to safeguard themselves from fires that hurts interests of one and all.
