A massive fire broke out in Sweepers Colony, Noorbagh in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday evening. At least 20 houses have been engulfed in flames, Several hectares of forest area have caught fire and forest property worth lakhs has been burnt to ashes, Forest Protection Force said.
This happened in the forest of Daya Dhar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur on Sunday, Police and firefighters soon reached the spot to douse the flames, according to officials. Locals also helped out, Due to narrow lanes, it was difficult for tenders to reach the spot, a police officer said. However, five tenders from the fire and emergency department and two from the army reached the site to contain the spread of it.
A number of senior police officers including the deputy superintendent of police (headquarters), additional superintendent of police, and the local station house officer were also at the site. This comes a week after a major fire broke out near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district. On May 21, the Indian Army doused the major fire near preventing damage to seasonal crops in two villages in Rajouri.
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