20240422 Fire in revenue area near Gir, no casualty
India Apr 22 2024 “Forest”
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Fire in revenue area near Gir, no casualty
Updated: 2024-04-22
Rajkot: A massive fire was reported from the revenue area of Ambardi village near Gir forest in Dhari taluka of Amreli district on Sunday. Forest officials said that there were no casualties, either to humans or wildlife.
A probe was ordered to find the cause of the fire as several wild animals have been spotted near Ambardi.
Ambardi village is surrounded by Gir forest area and several wild animals, including the Asiatic lions, have been spotted in the forests that fall in the revenue areas.
According to deputy conservator of forest (DCF) Rajdeepsinh Jhala, the fire was reported from vadi and ness area of forest that falls in the revenue area of the village.
“I received a message around 1pm that there was a massive fire in the forest when I was visiting the Dhari safari park. I could see the smoke near the Ambardi village. I sent the forest staff to investigate and they reported that the fire was in the revenue area. However, no humans or animals were injured in the fire,” Jhala told TOI.
Teams of forest officials, fire brigade and local farmers rushed to the spot and started efforts to douse the fire.
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