Fire breaks out in hotel in Pahalgam; man dies as reversing fire tender hits him

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People stitchery  arsenic  flames and fume  emergence  from edifice  structures pursuing  a fire, successful  Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir connected  March 17, 2026.

People stitchery arsenic flames and fume emergence from edifice structures pursuing a fire, successful Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir connected March 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

A monolithic occurrence broke retired successful a edifice successful Pahalgam successful southbound Kashmir's Anantnag territory aboriginal Tuesday (March 17, 2026), authoritative said.

Though nary casualties were reported successful the blaze, an worker of different adjacent edifice was killed erstwhile helium was allegedly deed by a occurrence tender that was reversing aft the firefighting operation.

Officials said the occurrence engulfed 3 structures of the edifice Asal Resort and a vehicle.

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Several occurrence tenders were pressed into work to douse the flames, they said.

However, aggregate LPG cylinder blasts astatine the tract made the cognition difficult, they added.

The concern was aboriginal brought nether control, but 3 structures of the edifice and a conveyance were damaged successful the incident, the officials said.

The origin of the occurrence is yet to beryllium ascertained.

Published - March 17, 2026 12:20 p.m. IST

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