Three major forest fires blaze through Himachal Pradesh in June, 2007

Places affected:

• 2000 hectares of reserve forests in Shimla and Solan districts of Himachal Pradesh
  
• A Large forest fire that lasted for a week was reported from Bogria forest near Nahan

• Another fire was reported from Cant and Ram Kundi districts of Himachal Pradesh.

Forest fire in at the LOC in Kashmir

• A forest fire that extended for 25-29 km on both side of the Line of Control (LOC) was reported from Kashmir. Critically affected areas were Compartment numbers 130,131,144,145, 205 and 206 at Balnoi, Malikpur, Gollat, Sona Wali Gali in the Mendhar sector.

Sources: http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/media/2007/06/news_20070611_ind.htm
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/media/2007/06/news_20070605_in.htm
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/media/2007/06/news_20070612_in.htm