3 Haryana tourists injured in Shimla hotel fire

Shimla, Feb 16: A major fire broke out at a hotel on Mall road here early this morning, forcing the panic-stricken tourists from Haryana to jump off the third-floor.

As the fire, reportedly caused by an electric short circuit, engulfed the suites on the third floor of Hotel 'Ghar' at around 0300 hrs, the panic-stricken tourists sleeping in the third floor rooms, jumped off to Mall road to save their lives.

Three of them sustained multiple injuries on the arms while others escaped with minor nicks and pulled muscles.

The baggages of the tourists, who had come here to enjoy the snow in Shimla, were totally burnt.

Two fire tenders from Bioleauganj and Chhota-Shimla fire station battled the blaze for about half-an-hour before it could be fully doused.

The beds and other furniture in one set of the hotel was destroyed while three other rooms were partially damaged, fire station sources said.

UNI