Houseboats catch fire in Kashmir's Dal Lake, 3 killed


People working to douse a fire that gutted several houseboats early morning in the interiors of Dal Lake, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Nov 11, 2023. — AP

SRINAGAR (AP): A massive fire Saturday (Nov 11) engulfed several wooden houseboats anchored in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s popular Dal Lake and three charred bodies were recovered from the wreckage, officials said.

The three were tourists from Bangladesh who were staying on one of the gutted houseboats, the police said in a statement.

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