Fire at Esplanade eatery stall disrupts traffic
A massive fire broke out in a food stall at Esplanade this morning, causing major traffic disruption in the area.
“Traffic plying on Jammu-Srinagar NHW. Mughal road and SSG roads are still closed,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police said.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has opened for vehicular traffic after remaining blocked for a few hours on Tuesday due to shooting stones at Panthyal, officials said.
“Traffic plying on Jammu-Srinagar NHW. Mughal road and SSG roads are still closed,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police said.
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The highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.
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Kashmir-bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway and fruit-carrying trucks from Kashmir head for the rest of the country through this road.
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