A large fire erupted inside an Army canteen store in Jyotirmath (Joshimath), Uttarakhand, on Aulia Road, causing panic and destroying many goods. The Army's fire brigade and approximately 100 personnel worked for two and a half hours to control the blaze, which reportedly started around 2 pm. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. In a separate incident in Nainital, a fire at Shishu Mandir Vidyalaya was quickly controlled within 1 hour and 10 minutes, with two individuals safely rescued.