Banihal, March 06: A building housing shops and offices was partially damaged in fire in Banihal area of Ramban district, police said here today.
The fire emanated from one of the rooms of the two-storeyed building in Banihal, about 200 kms from here, last night and soon spread to adjoining rooms, they said.
It took one and a half hour to control the flames, they said, adding apart from a few shops, an office of Democratic Liberation Party (DLP) headed by separatists leader Shabir Shah was gutted. The cause of the fire and the damage to property were being ascertained, they said.
——PTI