Fire destroys over 200 bee boxes in Jammu
JAMMU: More than 200 boxes of honey bees were destroyed in a fire in the outskirts of Jammu city, officials said on Monday.
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A fire erupted suddenly in the boxes kept in a bee colony in R S Pura area late Sunday night, they said.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot and prevented the blaze from spreading to other parts of the bee colony, they said.
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With the boxes, thousands of bees perished in the fire, locals said.
The reason for the fire is yet to be determined. (PTI)