WATCH: Houseboats in Dal Lake destroyed by fire, three Bangladeshi tourists dead

Three tourists from Bangladesh died in a houseboat fire at Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday. Their bodies were recovered from the houseboats gutted in a blaze in the Dal Lake here on Saturday, officials said.

Police said the fire broke out at Safeena houseboat near Ghat number 9 of Dal Lake, which quickly spread and engulfed other houseboats, NDTV reported.

They said the deceased included a man and a woman, while the third victim's gender could not be ascertained so far.