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05-03-2016, 06:51 PM
India’s Himalayan forest fires reach 113-year-old heritage train track
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The forest fires raging in India’s Himalayas came dangerously close (http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/forest-fires-flare-close-to-famous-shimla-railway-1402202) to the historic Kalka-Shimla railway, a UNESCO World Heritage attraction in the **rthern state of Himachal Pradesh

See also: Indian Railways beats Flipkart to emerge as the country's biggest online marketplace (http://mashable.com/2015/11/27/irctc-revenue-flipkart/)


While major fires had been reported from the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand until **w, Himachal Pradesh too has witnessed blazes sweeping through the pine forests along its hills in the last few days. Over 550 fires have been reported from the state so far

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In this photograph taken Monday, May 2, 2016, a forest is seen on fire near the **rthern hill town of Shimla in Indian state of Himachal Pradesh

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