A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus Block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera Sub-Division of Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir.
Around 6.05 am, we got a call regarding fire and our team with two sky-lifts and 22 fire tenders immediately reached to the spot. Simultaneously, we have launched a search operation and looking for the missing.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi expressed condolences over the loss of the lives of two girls in a fire incident in a residential building located in Sadar Bazar on Tuesday.