Centre assures Himachal help in dousing forest fire

The Centre today assured Himachal Pradesh government of all assistance to control the forest fire that engulfed some parts of the state.
During a telephonic conversation with Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh expressed his concern and assured all required help to contain the fire which hit some parts of the hill state, official sources said.
The central government may send teams of National Disaster Response Force to Himachal Pradesh to assist the local administration contain the fire, sources said.
A massive fire has already devastated a large part of forests in neighbouring Uttarakhand.