A BSF jawan died after a fire broke out in a building inside a camp of the Border Security Force in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Constable Ramesh Kumar, who was working as a washerman, the officials said.

According to officials, the fire broke out on Sunday evening in the single-storey tradesmen building at Modar in Bandipora.

Fire tenders, along with BSF jawans, rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control, the officials said.