Two houses gutted

CHITRAL: Two houses consisting of more than 43 rooms were burnt in two fire incidents which erupted due to short circuiting in Birir and Drosh area.
According to the Ayun police, the first fire broke out at the house of Abdul Razzaq in Birir village of Kalash valley. As many as 33 rooms were gutted in the flames. One government middle school for boys located nearby the house was also badly affected by the fire. The local volunteers extinguished the flames from spreading
further. The second incidence occurred at Drosh where the house of Abdullah, an Afghan refugee resident of Langa village, caught fire due to short circuiting. As a result, 10 rooms were burnt.Goods worth millions of rupees were damaged in both the incidents.--GH Farooqui