A fire broke out at the HPTDC’s famous Hotel Dhauladhar in the Kangra district’s tourist hotspot Dharamshala late Thursday night, a senior officer said. No casualties have been reported.

According to the senior district officer, four fire brigade vehicles were rushed to the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) hotel, and the blaze was brought under control in no time. As a precautionary measure, an SDRF team was also deployed at the site.

District administration and police personnel responded swiftly, evacuating the hotel premises and safely relocating all tourists staying there, Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa said, adding that the fire first broke out in the hotel kitchen and later spread to other sections of the premises.

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