A fire that broke out in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Saturday afternoon has been brought under control.
There is no danger of the fire spreading further said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) East Sundarbans Kazi Nurul Karim.
He said forest department, several units of Fire Service, Navy, Police, district administration, upazila administration, public representatives Community Patrol Groups, volunteers and local people are providing assistance in extinguishing the fire.
Besides, an Air Force helicopter also assisted in extinguishing the fire by sprinkling water from above, he added.
Meanwhile, a three-member committee headed by Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Rana Dev of Chandpai range of East Sundarbans has been formed to investigate the fire incident. The committee will submit a report on the exact cause of the fire within seven working days.
MSH