A massive fire erupted in jungle in Kali area near Abbottabad on Sunday night which quickly spread to a vast area due to strong wind.
According to details, the blaze erupted at the top of the hill and it is very difficult to reach there by foot. Two fire brigade vehicles and 15 firefighters reached the spot and managed to contain the blaze.
Efforts are also underway to save the forest and nearby residential areas. Rescue sources said that no casualty due to blaze was reported from the affected area so far.
It was worth mentioend here that as many as 312 fires broke out in forests across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since May 1, officials said on Sunday.
“The fire in the Chakaisar forests was extinguished after two days of hectic efforts put in by 60 firefighters,” Bilal Ahmad Faizi, the spokesman for the Rescue 1122, told The News.
He added four people lost lives in the fire that engulfed a huge area after it erupted on Friday. According to the official, the fire broke out in forests at 312 places in the province since May 1.
It included the fire at 100 places in Abbottabad district, 49 places in Mansehra, 38 places in Dera Ismail Khan, 24 places in Lakki Marwat and 22 places in Nowshera.
