Kulgam, Mar 17:A government school building was gutted in a fire mishap in Yaripora village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the Primary School building located at Munand, Yaripora caught fire this evening.

He said that both local residents and fire tenders reached the spot but could not save the building from being destroyed.

A police official said that they have taken cognisance of the incident and started investigation to ascertain the cause of fire.