Banihal: Three shops were gutted in a devastating fire on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway near Kharpora in Banihal on Sunday.
The cause of the fire was a blast from an LPG cylinder inside a Vaishno dhaba.
Police and fire tenders reached the spot and doused the fire but by that time the three shops including a departmental store were gutted.
The fire was brought under control before it could spread to more shops.