Gujarat: Fire breaks out in Porbandar forest

ANI January 8, 2025 237 views

A significant forest fire erupted in Ratnapur village, Porbandar on Tuesday evening, catching local authorities' immediate attention. Three fire tenders from the Porbandar municipality were rapidly dispatched to the scene. The Indian Navy also stepped in, contributing two additional fire tenders to help combat the blaze. Firefighting operations continued intensively for approximately two hours to bring the situation under control.

"We received information about the fire in Ratanpar village of Porbandar" - S A Jadav, Deputy Collector
Porbandar, January 7: A fire broke out in a forest in Ratnapur village of Porbandar here on Tuesday evening, a senior official said.

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Municipal fire teams deployed quickly to combat forest fire

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Indian Navy provided additional firefighting support

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Extensive two-hour operation to control the blaze

Three fire tenders from Porbandar municipality reached the fire site. Additionally, the Indian Navy also provided two fire tenders to douse the blaze, Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate S A Jadav said.

"We received information about the fire in Ratanpar village of Porbandar. When local administration came to know about it, 3 fire tenders of Porbandar Municipality were made available here.

Firefighting operations are going on for the last 2 hours. Indian Navy has also sent 2 fire tenders here," Jadav said.

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