Massive Forest fire rages in Khiram area of Anantnag

Waqas Ahmad

Anantnag:(PTK) Forest fires have started raging across Jammu and Kashmir with the onset of summer. Reports said that the massive fire had broke out in Khirem forests and is rapidly spreading to other forests.

On Friday afternoon, fire broke out in the forests of Khiram area of South Kashmir Anantnag district. The fire fighting system cannot control the fires, most of which are human- triggered.

Incidents of forest fires are increasing every year in Jammu and Kashmir. Locals point out that failure of the forest department to keep the fire lines clear of inflammable material was also a cause of forest fires.(PTK)