Shirani pine forests fire completely doused
Pakistan Army soldiers cool off the hot spots in the Koh-e-Sulaiman mountain range after the blaze was extinguished. Photos: Express
The wildfire in the chilgoza and olive forests in Sherani district of Balochistan has been completely put out with the help of civil administration, Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps (FC) and an Iranian IL-76 firefighter aircraft as currently teams are engaged in cooling process in the mountains.
An ISPR press release says that cooling is still underway after the forest fire was brought under control to prevent the possibility of another wildfire.
FC and Forest Department officials have reached the difficult mountains and taking stock of the situation.
Relief operations by the district administration, FC, PDMA and NDMA have also entered the final stages.
Earlier, the firefighting operation was being controlled with the help of Army helicopters. Firefighters, helicopter staff, and firefighter aircraft in the jungle remained in constant touch to achieve this goal of completely extinguishing the fire.
All necessary steps have also been taken to enable the survey teams to reach the affected forests in which a comprehensive report will be prepared for restoration of the forest including loss estimates.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 28th, 2022.