The blaze erupted late yesterday in the third storey of Jamia Masjid at Tangmarg, around 45 kilometres from here, a police spokesman said.

A constable Manzoor Ahmad was injured when a police party was trying to douse the flames, he said, adding that the fire was brought under control within an hour.

Cause of the fire was not known immediately.

  

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First Published: Oct 26 2012 | 4:55 PM IST

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