Massive forest fire erupts in Qazigund village

Massive forest fire erupts in Qazigund village

KNO Correspondent

Qazigund, May 25 (KNO): A massive forest fire has erupted in Nagras area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Saturday, officials said.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a massive fire started this afternoon and spread vast forest area in Nagras village.

He said fire tenders have been rushed to the spot ans efforts to douse off the fire are underway

Notably, J&K Disaster Management Authority had warned about extreme fire risk in forest areas in the next 7 days.

It had requested people to report the incident (if any) on 112 for prompt response—(KNO)