Trees worth millions reduced to ashes in K-P forest fire
Forest department fails to contain the blaze that broke out on Thursday in hilly areas of Ayubia and Galyat
Fire incidents are a common phenomenon in the forest range of Galyat. PHOTO: EXPRESS
AYUBIA:
Heavy wildfire engulfed the forests of Mushkpuri, Birote Khurd and nearby Dunga Gali areas of Ayubia and Galyat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), reducing tress worth millions of rupees to ashes.
The fire, which broke out on Thursday in the forest area of the Birote Khurd Union Council in Abbottabad district, spread up to the hilly range forest of Mushkpuri and Galyat while the provincial forest department has failed to protect the precious trees.