A fire broke out in J&K Bank Drugmulla branch early Sunday morning.
Sources said some passersby in the early morning noticed theflames inside the branch located in the main market Drugmulla and informed thelocal fire and service station.
“With the help of locals, we were able to douse the flameswhich restricted the damage to the structure,” said an official of Fire andEmergency service.
“Short circuit is believed to be the cause of fire but thetimely intervention of the locals and the firemen saved the records. Thestructure has suffered a minor damage,” said Police Chowki officer DrugmullaZahoor Ahmad.
He said that besides structure, the entire network system ofCCTV, UPS, Battery Bank, Intercom and other electronic gadgets were damaged inthe blaze, “The chest and record room are completely safe,” said Zahoor Ahmad.
“The entire network is damaged and we have shifted theworking systems to the next floor so that the branch will continue itsfunctioning from tomorrow,” said Branch Manager Hilal Ahmad adding.