4 officials of the forest department were killed in a fire in the forests of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
According to Indian media, there was a fire incident in Bansar Wildlife Sanctuary in Almora district of Uttarakhand, 4 officials of the forest department who were engaged in extinguishing the fire were burnt to death and 4 officials were injured.
In media reports, it has been stated that the government has announced a financial assistance of 1 million Indian rupees expressing deep sorrow to the families of the deceased. In addition, an officer of the forest department said that the local administration on the fire in the forests. Immediate measures have been directed to control it, in which the help of Air Force helicopters has been requested.
According to media reports, forest fires have started due to hot and dry weather and 7 different incidents of fire have occurred in the last 24 hours, while 4.50 acres of forest area has been affected due to fire.