Tirupati fire: Indian Air Force to step in
- 10 years ago
Fire rages on for a second day as scores of acres of forest area are gutted in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been asked to step in and help stop forest fire. The Andhra Pradesh Government put in a request to the Union Defence Ministry. A fire broke out in the forest area of Tirumala Hills in Tirupati on Tuesday afternoon (March 18) and has been raging on in the area since.