Sopore, Oct 8 (JKNS): A fire incident damaged around 1,000 boxes of apples at an apple shed in Sempora area of Sopore on Thursday, officials said.
Reports reaching news agency JKNS stated that the apple stock belonged to Manzoor Ahmad Sofi, son of Haji Mohammad Subhan Sofi, a resident of Sempora, Sopore.
Soon after the incident, SHO Police Station Bomai Zia-ur-Rehman, DySP Wadoora and a CRPF team reached the spot and took stock of the situation.
The fire caused damage to the stored apple boxes, while further details regarding the cause and extent of the loss are awaited.
Cognisance of the incident has been taken. (JKNS)