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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

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).

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