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Fire engulfs shop, one dies

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
One person was charred to death when a fire broke out in a shop in Budgam district of central Kashmir today, police said.

The blaze erupted in the shop of Mohammad Younis Banday at main market Beerwah, 20-km from here, in the wee hours, damaging it completely.

A charred body of an unidentified person was found under the debris, police said.

"The body is lying in the Beerwah Police Station for identification," they said.

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First Published: Apr 27 2013 | 4:40 PM IST

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