Anantnag, Dec 07: A Forest Department employee lost his life while battling a massive blaze in the Hangi Pora beat of Verinag Range in Anantnag district on Sunday.
Officials said the employee was part of a team engaged in a firefighting operation when he slipped in the rugged terrain and sustained critical injuries.
Fellow workers immediately rushed him towards the nearest hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries on the way.
Divisional Forest Officer Anantnag said that Shah was critically injured during the firefighting operation in Hangi Pora beat of Verinag Range and later died while being taken to the hospital.
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