12 killed in hotel fire

By Shujaat Bukhari

SRINAGAR SEPT. 29. At least 12 persons were killed when a fire broke out in a hotel in Sopore town of north Kashmir late last night. Nine bodies have been recovered from the debris till reports last came in. The fire, which spread to nearby buildings, gutted 30 shops and 18 godowns.

As the cooking gas cylinders in the hotel exploded, inmates apprehended an encounter and did not come out, resulting in the instant death of many persons.

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