Fire in Sherani forests completely contained

News Desk

Quetta: The fire in Chilgoza and olive forests in the Sherani district of Balochistan has been contained completely, credible sources said on Friday.

The fire has been brought under control with the help of civil administration, the Pakistan Army, FC, and Iranian firefighter jets.

Cooling is still underway after the forest fire was brought under control, the sources said. FC and Forest Department officials are reaching the difficult mountains and taking stock of the situation.

Relief operations by the district administration, FC, PDMA and NDMA have entered the final stages.

Earlier, the firefighting operation was being controlled with the help of Army helicopters. Firefighters, helicopter staff and firefighter jets in the jungle remained in constant touch to achieve this goal of extinguishing the fire with complete success.

All necessary steps have also been taken to enable the survey teams to reach the affected forests in which a comprehensive report will be prepared for reactivation of the forest including loss estimates.