Three die after houseboats catch fire on Indian lake popular with tourists

Several houseboats were destroyed in the fire (AP)

Three bodies have been found after a massive fire engulfed several wooden houseboats anchored in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s popular Dal Lake.

Five houseboats and some huts embedded in water were reduced to ashes in the intense blaze that was extinguished after nearly two hours by fire engines sent from Srinagar, the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, fire officials said.