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J&K | 150 jhuggis, including Rohingyas gutted in fire

Pratidin Bureau

Nearly 150 shanties (Jhuggis), including 41 of Rohingya refugees, were gutted in a massive fire in Jammu in the early hours of Monday. The cluster, located at Maratha Mohalla near Jammu Railway Station, mainly housed migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Nearly 150 shanties, including 41 of Rohingya refugees, were gutted in the fire

Residents claimed that wind fuelled the flames and fire tenders were late in reaching the spot.

"I saw flames rising from the area at around 1 am. It was a massive fire. I could see gas cylinders and refrigerators bursting. The fire could not be doused off," Ram Swaroop, an eyewitness who lives in the vicinity, told Media.

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