UNB, Bagerhat :
The fire that broke out on Sunday evening at Shikdar Bari Shila in Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, was doused on Monday afternoon.
Station officer of Dhansagar in Chandpai Range, Sultan Mahmud, said the fire broke out on Sunday evening and continued to spread till Monday morning. Informed by local fishermen, forest officials rushed
to the spot brought the fire under control with the help of locals and firefighters around 8:30 am yesterday.
Station officer of Morelganj Fire Station Swapan Kumar Bhakta said they cut a fire lane encompassing about 10 acres around the fire as a preparatory measure.
Forest fires are critical and can spread across a huge area through the land, said Swapan.
Some shrubs and bushes were burnt in the fire, said Station Officer of Chandpai Range Sultan Mahmud.
However, the firefighting units doused the flame around 1:30 pm yesterday, Swapan added.
Meanwhile, the Forest Department formed a three-member probe body, headed by Assistant Forest Conservator Md Belayet Hossain of Chandpai Range, to find out what actually caused the fire.
The fire that broke out on Sunday evening at Shikdar Bari Shila in Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, was doused on Monday afternoon.
Station officer of Dhansagar in Chandpai Range, Sultan Mahmud, said the fire broke out on Sunday evening and continued to spread till Monday morning. Informed by local fishermen, forest officials rushed
to the spot brought the fire under control with the help of locals and firefighters around 8:30 am yesterday.
Station officer of Morelganj Fire Station Swapan Kumar Bhakta said they cut a fire lane encompassing about 10 acres around the fire as a preparatory measure.
Forest fires are critical and can spread across a huge area through the land, said Swapan.
Some shrubs and bushes were burnt in the fire, said Station Officer of Chandpai Range Sultan Mahmud.
However, the firefighting units doused the flame around 1:30 pm yesterday, Swapan added.
Meanwhile, the Forest Department formed a three-member probe body, headed by Assistant Forest Conservator Md Belayet Hossain of Chandpai Range, to find out what actually caused the fire.
