Bantwal : Huge fire engulfs vast tracts of rubber, coconut plantations

Mangalore Today News Network

Bantwal, Feb 19, 2016: A massive fire which broke out in B Mooda, Kolnadu, Kavala Mudoor and Pilathabettu has engulfed vast tracts of rubber, coconut plantations and  other trees spread over hundreds of acres of land on February 18, Thursday. It is learnt, the fire was first  noticed in the buses and shrubs near Goodinabali and Chikkayyana Mutt.

Radhakrishna Rao’s plantation in Ratnagiri and Joachim’s plantation near Moorje have been gutted  in the fire, several other farmers too have lost their  crops.
Fire tender vehicles from Puttur, Bantwal and Belthangady  had rushed to the spot to put out the raging flames.

 It is learnt, fire was also noticed  near Balakada Gudde and Kolnadu   in the vicinity, However, the plantations were reduced to ashes by the time the fire tender vehicles had arrived.

Even the Bantwal and Punjalakatte police rushed to the spot to oversee the operations.