A massive fire broke out on Friday in a store within an army camp at the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
It is not yet known whether the fire claimed any victims, as fire brigade teams are currently working to fight the flames.
Visuals from the scene show thick, black fumes billowing from the shop—around which the blaze seems to be contained—with a number of Indian Army and fire brigade personnel trying to stop the fire from spreading to other areas in the vicinity.
The cause of the fire is yet to be revealed.
This comes just days after a short circuit reportedly caused a massive fire at an outhouse in Uttarakhand's Nainital district.
Located beside the BD Pandey Hospital, the fire reduced the outhouse to ashes and damaged three scooters and three motorcycles parked nearby as well.
Eyewitnesses say that the fire spread very quickly, rapidly destroying large parts of the outhouse. As a result, despite the residents quickly contacting the fire department, the latter could save neither the warehouse, nor the vehicles.
Still, fire officials said that the residents' timely intervention had helped them contain the blaze before it became a major problem.
No casualties were reported, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire at the outhouse.
The Chamoli army camp fire is also reportedly one of the first since a May 2025 blaze at an army camp near the Degree College in Leh. No casualties had been reported at the time.