38 die in fire incidents in 2017

Thirty-eight persons lost their lives while property worth Rs 64.33 crore was destroyed in a total of 2914 fire incidents which involved 1888 structures across Kashmir last year.
The official documents reveal that the property worth Rs 582 crores was saved during the rescue operations by Fire and Emergency Services in Kashmir in 2017.
“The total number of fire calls received by the department in 2017 was 2917, out of which 39 calls were fake.  » Read more about: 38 die in fire incidents in 2017  »