Shangla District wildfire

On 4 June 2022, a forest fire broke out in Ali Jan Capri area of Chakesar, a remote area of Shangla District, Pakistan, as a result of which a girl, two children and a woman were burnt to death while collecting firewood.[1][2][3]

2022 Shangla District wildfire
LocationAli Jan Capri area of Chakesar, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Statistics
Date(s)4 June 2022
CauseForest fire
Land useForest
Deaths4
Non-fatal injuriesSeveral

Some people have also been injured and they have been shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Chakesar. Rescue operation is still going on.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Four of a family killed as wildfire erupts in Shangla". 4 June 2022.
  2. "Four of a family perish as wildfire breaks out in Shangla". 4 June 2022.
  3. "Child among 4 of same family burnt in Shangla wildfire". 4 June 2022.
  4. "Four dead in forest fire at Shangla district".
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