Ghazi Gandkar hills fire continues on 7th consecutive day

News Desk

GHAZI: After seven days, the jungle fire of Gandkar Tehsil could not be extinguished.  The wildfire has destroyed miles of forest, killing rare species of animals and birds in the hilly areas of Gandkar.

According to the details, several miles of forest on the hills of Gandkar has been destroyed along with the rare type of birds and animals that have been burnt alive in the North of Haripur whilst waiting for the KPK government to extinguish the fire.

Locals told the media that despite their efforts to restrict the fire, they failed due to windstorms that have added to the intensity and the spread of the wildfire many folds.

They further said that besides the precious forest, the fire also burnt the rare species of wildlife and their eggs including Grey Goral, Black Partridge, Grey Partridge, Chakur Partridge, See-see Partridge, etc. in the breeding season.

Despite the efforts of locals to extinguish the fire, incredibly no provincial department has taken any step to intervene to prevent the escalation of the wildfire from spreading.

The locals disclosed that the fire erupted two days ago around the hills of Gandkar spreading miles long areas which also increased the temperatures. They are naturally worried about the rising temperatures directly as a result of the forest fires and their livelihood.