Major fire accident in Karnataka's Bandipur Tiger Reserve destroyed over 400 acres of forest land and killed hundreds of wild animals on Saturday. Foresters suspect the fire was an act of sabotage.
As Dry grass and lantana weed, present across the forest, made fire spread rapidly even into the core forest areas within a few minutes. Strong wind gave foresters, firemen, Wildlife
volunteers and villagers a tough time in bringing the blaze under control. Fire was first noticed near Mangala, Shivapura and Hundipura on Friday.
Foresters closing the checkpost gate at Melkammanahalli, the entrance to Bandipur Tiger Reserve on the Mysuru-Ooty highway, weekend travellers en route to Ooty were stranded. While few waited for foresters to open the gate, others returned to Mysuru.
Last few years, major forest fires have occurred in Bandipur in the month of February in 2017, 2016 and 2014 destroying thousands of acres of wooded area in Bandipur.
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