{"id":4860,"date":"2021-02-19T08:57:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T08:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=4860"},"modified":"2021-02-19T08:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T08:59:14","slug":"animals-escape-fire-in-ghotkis-sufi-anwer-shah-safari-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/19\/animals-escape-fire-in-ghotkis-sufi-anwer-shah-safari-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals escape fire in Ghotki\u2019s Sufi Anwer Shah Safari Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 1.5 acres of land in the Sufi Anwer Shah Safari Park in Ghotki was reduced to ashes after a fire erupted in the wild grass Wednesday night, said the Sindh Wildlife Department.<\/p>\n

Immediately after the blaze broke out, people in the nearby areas informed the authorities. \u201cFour fire brigade trucks were called in and the fire was doused within a few hours,\u201d chief conservator Javed Mahar told a private source.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, no damage to life or property was reported. \u201cThankfully, the animals in the park were not caged so when the fire started all of them escaped,\u201d Mahar said.<\/p>\n

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Sufi Anwer Shah Safari Park is spread over 2,400 acres. It was established in 2008 as a joint venture of the Sindh Forest Department and the United Nation\u2019s Joint Programme on Environment. According to authorities, the park serves as a breeding ground for wild animals and birds such as hog deer, black buck, blue bull, chinkara, pea fowl, grey partridge and black partridge.<\/p>\n

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How did the blaze start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Conservator Mahar said that it is suspected that someone visiting the park chucked a cigarette butt in the grass.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs per the wildlife laws, anyone visiting a wildlife park or conservation area can\u2019t keep cigarettes, lighters, or matches with them,\u201d he pointed out. \u201cIn fact, a person carrying any of these things is usually stopped at the entrance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The prompt actions of fire fighters, @UmarGandapur1<\/a> SSP Ghotki, Usman Abdullah DC Ghotki, Syed Amir Shah @Forestersindh<\/a> DFO Social Forestry, Park Ranger, staff & neighborhood saved the habitat & properties from being devalued into ashes.
\nThanks to all who played their roll.
\n1\/2 pic.twitter.com\/dkdBirZR6S<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SindhWildlife (@sindhwildlife) February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n