Himachal Pradesh has witnessed 991 forest fire incidents since the onset of summers with two incidents of forest fires reported in Shimla and Hamirpur district on Tuesday, officials said.
A massive fire broke out in a forest in Shimla’s Tutikandi area around 11.30 am and reached a government building, officials said. No casualties have been reported so far.
In Hamirpur, the drinking water supply in the town was disrupted as the main pump house was damaged in a forest fire, they said.
