3 Tourists From Bangladesh Die In Dal Lake Houseboat Fire
NDTV
The fire broke out in one of the houseboats -- traditionally made of wood -- on Saturday morning and spread to others moored alongside. Five houseboats were reduced to cinders.
Three tourists from Bangladesh, who were staying in an exquisite houseboat in Srinagar, have died in the devastating fire at Dal Lake's Ghat number 9. The exact cause of the fire is still not known and an investigation is in progress, officials said.
The fire broke out in one of the houseboats -- traditionally made of wood -- on Saturday morning and spread to others moored alongside. Five houseboats were reduced to cinders before fire officials could bring the blaze under control. Several tourists were rescued, but three visitors from Bangladesh died.
"The fire erupted at 5 am and the police, fire officials and the state disaster relief force reached the spot," said Aam Asad, the District Magistrate of Srinagar. "Since houseboats are made of wood, once a fire starts it engulfs an entire houseboat," he said.
