Kulgam: Three residential houses were gutted in a fire incident in Daderkoot area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a fire broke out late last night in which four structures including three double-storey houses and a cow shed got damaged.

He said that there was no loss of life reported in the incident, while the cause of fire seems to be a short circuit.

In another incident, two shops were damaged in a fire incident in Tarzoo village of Sopore in the wee hours of Friday.

An official told KNO that the cause of fire was being ascertained while fire was brought under control.