India, Jan. 2 -- Several houses were gutted in a fire that broke out early this morning in Dachhan area of Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. "A massive blaze broke out in Thechna village of the Dachhan area in which several houses were completely gutted," said officials.

They said that the fire started in one of the houses and quickly spread to the nearby homes that resulted in the destruction of at least five to six residential houses.

The locals along with police and army are trying to douse the flames to control the fire.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is Member Parliament from Kathua-Udhampur Constituency, in a post on X said, "spoke to DC Kishtwar Pankaj Sharma, after learning about the fire incident in the Dachhan ar...