Several landmines explode amid forest fire along LoC in J&K's Poonch

Jammu: In Jammu and Kashmir, amid forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in district Poonch several landmines exploded on Wednesday. The forest fire started in the forest area across the border and spread to the Balakot sector of Mendhar sub division of Poonch district on the Indian side.

The fire also prompted a security alert. At least half a dozen landmines, part of an



anti-infiltration obstacle system, got activated due to the fire but there was no report of any damage. The Army troops are keeping strict vigil and are on high alert to ensure that there is no infiltration attempt by the terrorists from across the border. 

However, efforts were on to control the fire when the last reports came in.