A huge fire has erupted in the green belt surrounding the H-12 Campus of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), near Srinagar Highway.
As per eyewitnesses, the fire erupted in the bushes and is quickly spreading across the area.
Thick plumes of smoke can be seen billowing out of the area.
No casualty has been reported so far. According to reports, authorities have the situation under control outside NUST, however, an operation is underway inside the campus.
Taking notice of the forest fire, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to take emergency measures.
The premier stressed immediate steps to evacuate the people from the affected area and directed the mobilization of the fire brigade on an urgent basis immediately to douse the fire.
He also urged the Ministry of Climate Change to present a comprehensive strategy to prevent such incidents in Islamabad and Margalla hills in the future.
Here is what eyewitnesses are sharing on Twitter:
The hiking trail/thin forest surrounding NUST H-12,Isb.
#NUST#fire pic.twitter.com/pL4PH4gqEL— Faizan Mansoor Aziz (@mansoorfaizan01) June 7, 2022
— Islamabadies (@Islamabadies) June 7, 2022
H-12 NUST Islamabad fire near SCME & Grid Station. Hope everything is fine. Any update?@AlumniNUST #NUST pic.twitter.com/eErXPgBFV7
— Basharat Khan (@basharatbegal55) June 7, 2022
What is this fire near H-13, NUST university area ? #FireAccident #Islamabad pic.twitter.com/ggTVk7PhT7
— Shad Begum / شادبیگم (@ShadBegum) June 7, 2022
NUST trail has caught fire. The dry spell has made natural vegetation more vulnerable to wildfires. #NUST pic.twitter.com/0my5zUGE3c
— Adnan Ali (@alipahari) June 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/rasidminhas_rbk/status/1534145471077392384
Video credits: Nalaain
