Srinagar: A fire broke out at the municipal committee building in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday evening.
Fire tenders have reached the spot to douse the flames. According to reports, the fire broke out around 8 pm in the main building housing the municipal committee offices.
The main gates to the building were locked and firemen had to jump over the walls of the compound to douse the flames. The town hall of the district is beside the building.
Most of the building was gutted, eyewitnesses said. The massive blaze comes just days after the controversial local body elections held in the state.