Forest fire rages in West Iran for 52 hours
Forest fire rages in West Iran for 52 hours
06 August 2011
published by www.mehrnews.com
Iran — A forest fire which broke out in the western city of Poldokhtar, Lorestan Province, on Wednesday was contained after 52 hours, according to Fereydoun Rashidi, a local official.
The fire broke out at 9:00 a.m. local time and burned its way through at least 500 hectares.
A number of firefighters were called in to perform the burn-out operation, but wind and mountainousness of the area made it difficult to put out the fire, Rashidid said on Thursday.
According to the MNA, a fire-fighting helicopter was dispatched to the scene from Kermanshah Province since Lorestans fire stations are not equipped with fire-fighting helicopters.