Kulgam,Mar 17 : Government school building was gutted in a fire mishap in Yaripora village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening.

Primary School building located at Munand, Yaripora caught fire this evening.

Chief Education officer Kulgam Mr.Mohd Ashraf Rather told  that the School building caught fire, but  the building was empty as the school was changed in to club Middle School.

He said that both local residents and fire tenders reached the spot but could not save the building.

A police official said that they have taken cognizance of the incident and started investigation to ascertain the cause of fire.

(CNS)