Anantnag: In a tragic incident, a minor student lost his life while three others sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at Mosque-cum-Darul Uloom Baba Haider Reshi on Court Road, Mattan Chowk in Anantnag, officials said on Tuesday.
They told GNS that the fire erupted during the intervening night of May 11 and 12 and caused damage to the Darul Uloom premises. Soon after the incident, they said, teams from the Fire and Emergency Services rushed to the spot and, with the assistance of local residents and students of the seminary, managed to bring the blaze under control.
During the incident, four students suffered burn injuries. They were identified as Bilal Ahmad Kumar, 15, son of Mohammad Akbar, a resident of Wardwan; Mohammad Sahil Manaz, 17, son of Abdul Kareem, a resident of Sungaldan; Irfan Gulzar, 14, son of Gulzar Ahmad Doie, a resident of Lidroo Pahalgam and Sabir Fayaz Takkad, 16, son of Fayaz Ahmad, a resident of Reasi.
All the injured students were shifted to Government Medical College Anantnag for treatment, where doctors declared Bilal Ahmad Kumar brought dead on arrival, they said.
They said that one among the remaining three injured students, Mohammad Sahil Manaz, was later referred to SMHS Hospital here for advanced treatment, while Irfan Gulzar and Sabir Fayaz Takkad are undergoing treatment at GMC Anantnag.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire was caused by a short circuit, though the exact cause is being ascertained, they said. (GNS)
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