Similipal Forest Fire Spreads To 30 More Points On Second Day In Mayurbhanj
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On Saturday, the fire spread in not one or two place but in as many as 13 places in the northern and southern parts of the forest. In the Northern part of the Similipal forest the fire has caught in eight place and in the southern part in five places.
Mayurbhanj, Apr 21: The forest fire that grasped Similipal on Saturday has spread in 30 different forest fire points in the Similipal forest in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday and the forest department of Mayurbhanj has failed to douse the fire even after a day.
On Saturday, the fire spread in not one or two place but in as many as 13 points in the northern and southern parts of the forest. In the Northern part of the Similipal forest the fire has caught in eight points and in the southern part in five points.
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✨The fire showed its ferocity in Gudu Gudia and Kendu mundi in the Northern Similipal forest and in Talabandha Dukura range in Southern part of Similipal jungles.
Due to the prolonged dry spell and severe heatwave, the forest fire might have sparked a fire in the Similipal forest