<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A fire broke out in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Saturday.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fire originated this afternoon, said Kazi Muhammad Nurul Karim, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Sundarbans East Zone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On information, the staff of the forest department, Community Patrol Groups, Morelganj fire brigade and local villagers are trying to douse the fire.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fire is being extinguished by bringing water from Bhola River about two kilometres away.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fire lanes have been cut to prevent the fire from spreading into the forest, said the officer, reports UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">DFO Nurul Karim also said that the fire might have originated from a cigarette. An investigation committee will be formed to find out the exact cause of the fire.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The forest officer could not confirm the overall damage of forest plants in the area where the fire originated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>