Fire tender hits hotel employee to death in Pahalgam fire incident

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, MARCH 17 (STC): An employee of a hotel was killed in Pahalgam today when he was reportedly hit by a fire tender that was reversing after the firefighting operation in another nearby hotel.
The deceased has been identified as Manjeet Singh, 31, son of Wakeel Singh, a resident of Hutmara Mattan area of Anantnag district.
Officials said he was working as a gatekeeper at a nearby lodge when the incident took place.
He sustained critical injuries after being struck by the vehicle and later succumbed, officials added.
A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Pahalgam early today. The fire engulfed three structures of the hotel Asal Resort and a vehicle.Several fire tenders were engaged to douse the flames, the report said and added that multiple LPG cylinder blasts at the site made the operation difficult.
Even as the situation was brought under control, three structures of the hotel and a vehicle were damaged in the incident, the official report said.

(Straight Talk Communications)