Gujarat: Fire breaks out in Porbandar forest

Porbandar [Gujarat], January 7 (ANI): A fire broke out in a forest in Ratnapur village of Porbandar here on Tuesday evening, a senior official said.

Three fire tenders from Porbandar municipality reached the fire site. Additionally, the Indian Navy also provided two fire tenders to douse the blaze, Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate S A Jadav said.

“We received information about the fire in Ratanpar village of Porbandar. When local administration came to know about it, 3 fire tenders of Porbandar Municipality were made available here. Firefighting operations are going on for the last 2 hours. Indian Navy has also sent 2 fire tenders here,” Jadav said.