Fire breaks out in Gujarat's Porbandar forest

January 07, 2025 22:38

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A fire broke out in a forest in Ratnapur village of Porbandar on Tuesday evening, a senior official said.

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 SA 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. -- ANI

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