Forest fire breaks out in Uttarakhand

May 23, 2020

Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], May 23 : A forest fire broke out in Srinagar of Pauri Garhwal district here on Saturday.
According to the forest department team, the fire broke out in a forest area which is 3 km away from the Srinagar city.
"5-6 hectares of forest have been affected. The fire could not be controlled due to wind. More teams will be called to extinguish it," Forest officer Anita Kunwar told ANI.

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