This Article is From Jul 22, 2011

2 officers in Siachen, after bunker catches fires

Srinagar: Two Army officers were charred to death and four others were injured when their bunker caught fire in Siachen area, official sources said today.

The officers, both Lieutenants, died when the fibreglass bunker they were staying in caught fire late last night, the sources said.

Four jawans, who tried to rescue the officers, sustained burn injuries on their hands.

A Srinagar-based defence spokesman said details of the incident are being collected.

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