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Forest fire breaks out in Uttarakhand

By ANI | Updated: May 23, 2020 23:30 IST

A forest fire broke out in Srinagar of Pauri Garhwal district here on Saturday.

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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 ta Kunwar told .

( With inputs from ANI )

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