Gangtok, March 16: Six more incidents of forest fire have been reported
from the state in the past 24 hours, including one at Tareybhir Wildlife
Sanctuary in East district, officials said today.

Fire in the 51 sq km wildlife sanctuary at Tareybhir broke out late last
night due to natural causes, forest officials said, adding that the
forest guards and firemen couldn't bring the inferno under control as
the blaze had spread to several parts of the sanctuary.

The firemen have, however, brought under control two incidents of bush
fire at Assam Lingzey and Ranka forests in East District which broke out
early today, they said.

Efforts were on to contain two other razing inferno at Rangpo Sittey
forest reserve and Pabing forest in East and South districts respectively.

Another forest fire was reported from Barsey Rhododendron sanctuary in
West District damaging floriculture produces in an area of 200 hectares,
the officials said.

This takes the tally of forest fire to 36 in the past one week.

Forest officials have attributed the spate in bush fire to the
prevailing dry weather condition
in the state since the past six months.

Bureau Report

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