Fire at Margallah Hills Park extinguished

Islamabad: A combined team of Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) on Thursday managed to control fire scattered at two different locations of the Margallah Hills National Park.

Talking to this agency, Assistant Director Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) said the first fire incident took place at Kot Ban area at 10 a.m. which was extinguished by the Board’s staff within an hour whereas the fire at Kanthela village broke out at 2 p.m. The area falls behind sector D-12.

The firefighters have to struggle a lot to control the fire due to its intensity, he said.

Sakhawat said that the IWMB staff was monitoring the National Park and covering the areas of MHNP from Kot Janddan to Jabri area near Pir Sohawa.

He said, “Most of the fires are mainly due to human interventions, however, the cause of recent fire is yet to be ascertained.”