Mansehra fire perishes many goats

MANSEHRA: Around 250 goats perished when a massive fire engulfed a cattle pen in the Karori area of Oghi on early Monday.It was learnt that Taj Mohammad had shifted his herd to the cattle pen for the night, but later someone informed him about the fire.

He and the locals rushed to the scene and, after several hours of exhausting efforts, managed to extinguish the fire. However, all the goats had already perished.Taj Mohammad said that some people had lit a fire nearby to cope with the cold wave, but strong winds spread the flames, setting his cattle pen ablaze.

“Locals did everything they could to save the goats, but the intense blaze left none of them alive,” he said.He urged the district police officer to arrest those responsible for the fire, which destroyed his livestock.