{"id":37200,"date":"2026-05-16T06:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=37200"},"modified":"2026-05-16T06:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T06:02:51","slug":"two-hardware-stores-sweet-shop-damaged-in-akhnoor-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/two-hardware-stores-sweet-shop-damaged-in-akhnoor-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Hardware Stores, Sweet Shop Damaged In Akhnoor Blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JAMMU, May 16: A massive fire broke out in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district early Saturday morning, gutting three shops and causing extensive damage to property and goods worth lakhs of rupees, officials and locals said.<br \/>\nThe blaze reportedly engulfed two hardware stores and one sweet shop, reducing the establishments and the stocked material inside to ashes within a short span of time.<br \/>\nEyewitnesses said panic spread across the locality as flames rapidly intensified and thick smoke engulfed the market area.<br \/>\nLocals and shopkeepers rushed to the spot soon after the fire broke out and attempted to contain the flames before firefighting teams arrived.<br \/>\nOfficials said the fire caused heavy damage to commercial goods, furniture, equipment, and stored material inside the affected shops.<br \/>\nFire and Emergency Services personnel later launched an operation to control the blaze and prevent it from spreading to nearby structures.<br \/>\nNo loss of life or injuries were immediately reported in the incident.<br \/>\nThe exact cause of the fire was not immediately known, while authorities were assessing the extent of the damage.<br \/>\nPolice have taken cognizance of the incident and registered a formal case in this regard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37201\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37201\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"Two Hardware Stores, Sweet Shop Damaged In Akhnoor Blaze\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-549x300.jpg 549w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-470x257.jpg 470w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-233x128.jpg 233w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-230x126.jpg 230w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-360x197.jpg 360w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5-100x55.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fire-5.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Hardware Stores, Sweet Shop Damaged In Akhnoor Blaze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAMMU, May 16: A massive fire broke out in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district early Saturday morning, gutting three shops and causing extensive damage to property and goods worth lakhs of rupees, officials and locals said. 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