Overview
- The fire broke out late Thursday in Thachna/Thechna in Dachhan and spread rapidly through wall-to-wall dwellings.
- District administration, police, army units, fire services and residents mounted a joint operation, with fire tenders dispatched from Kishtwar and nearby LPG cylinders removed.
- Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Sharma said the flames were controlled after several hours, with two people injured during firefighting and given first aid.
- Tents and other supplies have reached the hamlet, and financial assistance is being arranged by the administration and Red Cross, according to officials and Union minister Jitendra Singh.
- Damage counts vary as a detailed assessment proceeds, with the DC reporting four to five houses gutted and the village sarpanch claiming many more.