Fire at Jammu and Kashmir Assembly: Former Governors’ Photos, Items Worth Lakhs Destroyed in Lobby Blaze
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: June 11, 2025 13:05 IST2025-06-11T13:01:57+5:302025-06-11T13:05:12+5:30
Photos of former Jammu and Kashmir governors were burnt, and several other items worth lakhs were damaged in the ...

Fire at Jammu and Kashmir Assembly: Former Governors’ Photos, Items Worth Lakhs Destroyed in Lobby Blaze
Photos of former Jammu and Kashmir governors were burnt, and several other items worth lakhs were damaged in the fire that broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, June 11. According to the preliminary investigation, the blaze erupted due to a short circuit in the electrical wires in the lobby of the House building.
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The fire in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly lobby destroyed furniture, including sofas, chairs, and infrastructure worth lakhs of rupees. After receiving the information, the fire department and local police reached the spot and doused the blaze. The exact cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire broke out inside Legislative Assembly in Jammu
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Fire in Lobby of J&K Legislative Assembly
Photos of former Governors, J&K Lieutenant Governors among others burnt in the fire
Several sofas, chairs and infrastructure worth lacs of rupees burnt in fire#Jammupic.twitter.com/WhgLZVZexh
On Monday, June 9, picturesque woodlands faced a fierce onslaught as colossal forest fires erupted across the Udhampur and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The fire ripped through compartment number 90 by evening.
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