29 Mar 2022

A massive fire has broken out at Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan's Alwar district, putting wildlife in the reserve at risk.

The fire erupted on Sunday due to unknown reasons and has now spread to an area of around 4 km radius. Around 200 district forest personnel were pressed into service to try to bring the fire under control.

After the district administration and the forest reserve officials from the tiger reserve failed to control the fire, help was requested from the Army. They will begin work on Tuesday.

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