Smoke rises from a forest fire, in Uttarkashi district, Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
Forest Fires, Rising Smokes & Flames In Northern India | See Pics
Amid intense heatwave conditions in northern India, various regions including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have been witnessing increasing number of forest fires. Forest Protection Force, State Disaster Response Force and teams from emergency services have been attending to the wildfires, trying to douse them as soon as possible.
Fire in Taradevi forest area | Photo: PTI
Railway employees try to control a fire that broke out in the Taradevi forest area, in Shimla, Thursday, May 30, 2024.
Uttarakhand forest fire | Photo: PTI
An SDRF personnel tries to extinguish a fire that broke out in a forest area, in Uttarkashi district, Friday May 31, 2024.
Forest fire in Himachal Pradesh | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
Smoke and flames rise during a forest fire near Himachal Pradesh, Tuesday night, May 28, 2024.
Fire in Dhauladhar Range forest | Photo: PTI
Smoke billows rise high after a fire broke out in the forest areas of Dhauladhar Range near Palampur, Tuesday evening, May 28, 2024.
Forest fire in Hamirpur | Photo: PTI
Fire in the Hiranagar forest area of Hamirpur, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Forest fire in Shimla | Photo: PTI
Smoke billows from a forest fire, in Shimla, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Shimla forest fire | Photo: PTI
Flames billow out after a fire broke out in a forest near residential area, in Shimla, on Sunday night, May 26, 2024.
Forest fire in J&K's Rajouri | Photo: PTI
A Jammu and Kashmir Forest Protection Force personnel tries to extinguish a fire that broke out in Bathuni forest area, in Rajouri district, Sunday night, May 26, 2024.
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