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Domestic/ Urban and Forest Fire
Domestic/ Urban and Forest Fire
District Kangra is prone to urban local fires also causing loss of several lives and property. And the table given below provides the details the reason for these fire could be use of Wood in buildings the main reason behind the accidents varies on case to case basis.
Incidents related to Fire Disaster in District Kangra
Year |
Fire Station |
No. of incidents |
Details of Human Lives |
Details of Cattle |
Loss of property |
||
|
|
|
Saved |
Lost |
Lost |
Lost |
In Lacs |
2008 |
3 |
187 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
47.22 |
|
2009 |
3 |
273 |
21 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
107.89 |
2010 |
3 |
251 |
21 |
5 |
151.36 |
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2011 |
3 |
1062 |
106 |
11 |
12 |
197.72 |
|
2012 |
5 |
458 |
90 |
48 |
7 |
5 |
294.09 |
2013 |
5 |
237 |
14 |
2 |
70 |
380.28 |
|
2014 |
5 |
276 |
35 |
11 |
22 |
7 |
243.13 |
From Source:Research Gate Paper number Nat Hazards (2015) 78:203–217
Overall, 3305 villages were identified as forest fire-sensitive villages. (Nurpur (436) had maximum number of forest fire-sensitive villages followed by Palampur (350), DheraGopipur (243), Jaisinghpur (242), Khundian (229), Kangra (182), Baroh (169), Baijnath (164), Dharamshala (155), Fathepur (154), NagrotaBagwan (139), Dhira (128), Rakkar (109), Shahpur (109), Jawali (100), Jwalamukhi (96), Jaswan (90), Thural (83), Indora (71) and Harchakian (56).