Thick smoke engulfed entire area
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: A massive fire gutted several bitumen drums at Mehmoodpur village in Bishnah area of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Several fire tenders have been mobilized to douse the fire that has caused thick plumes of smoke to engulf the region.
A team of police officials and fire-fighters reached the spot to douse the fire that gutted around 150 bitumen drums. All the drums were kept close to each other which resulted in an explosion. Locals with a team of officials were seen trying to douse the fire. A resident of Mehmoodpur village in Bishnah, stated, “This is very dangerous, we have a public school nearby, locals park their vehicles here. Children come here to play every day. This fire wouldn’t have stopped if police officials and firefighters wouldn’t have reached on time.”