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A monolithic occurrence reduced astir 2 twelve hutments to ashes successful Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua territory aboriginal Wednesday (June 10, 2026), leaving respective migrant workers stateless and causing extended harm to household belongings, officials said.
The occurrence broke retired successful a clump of impermanent dwellings adjacent to a scrapyard astatine Maggar Khad successful the Chak Gota country of the territory astir 4 a.m. and dispersed rapidly owed to the highly combustible worldly utilized successful the structures, the officials said. They said Fire and Emergency Services personnel, assisted by locals, launched a occurrence warring cognition and contained the flames.
While nary nonaccomplishment of beingness was reported, the occurrence destroyed household goods, clothes, utensils, 3 motorcycles and different indispensable items belonging to the migrant workers, mostly rag-pickers from Bihar, the officials said.
Recalling the moments erstwhile the occurrence engulfed her house, 1 of the victims, Anita Devi, said, "We were dormant erstwhile the occurrence broke out. By the clip we realised what was happening, the flames had dispersed rapidly." She said radical managed to get each her household members retired safely, but each their belongings were destroyed. "Now we person thing near but the apparel we were wearing erstwhile we fled our home," she said, seeking authorities assistance and assemblage enactment for the restoration of their livelihoods.
In a abstracted incident, a wood occurrence successful Rajouri territory triggered a bid of landmine explosions on the Line of Control successful Keri sector. Officials said large blasts were heard from the forested country arsenic the occurrence dispersed done the adust vegetation but determination was nary casualty. Security forces and civilian authorities monitored the concern closely, portion firefighting teams worked to bring the blaze nether control, the officials said.
Forest fires were besides reported from respective different areas successful Rajouri, Reasi and Udhampur districts successful the past 24 hours, the officials said. Forest fires person go progressively communal crossed Jammu during the summertime months owed to rising temperatures and prolonged adust conditions. Authorities person urged radical to workout caution and debar activities that could trigger fires successful susceptible wood zones.
