12-year-old boy killed, 3 injured as fire damages Darul Uloom in Anantnag

Anantnag : A 12-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a Darul Uloom in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said.

An official told the news agency that the fire erupted at Faizan Baba Hyder Rishi Darul Uloom in Old Mattan Adda, leaving four boys with burn injuries, following which a rescue operation was launched.

He said the injured were shifted to GMC Anantnag, where one of them succumbed to his injuries.

“The deceased has been identified as Bilal Ahmad (12), son of Mohammad Akbar and a resident of Wadwan, while the injured have been identified as Sabit Fayaz and Sahil Ahmad, both residents of Sangaldan, and Irfan Ahmad of Pahalgam,” the official said.

Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident.—(KNO)