A fire that broke out in a forest area in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has spread to the Indian side and security forces are on alert to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/jammu-and-kashmir-one-overground-worker-of-let-arrested-from-sharkwara-arms-and-ammunition-recovered-23327080" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">thwart any infiltration</a> bid under the cover of the blaze, officials said on Saturday.
The fire has spread to the forest area along the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-assesses-security-situation-in-jammu-following-poonch-attack-23326951" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Line of Control (LoC)</a> in <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=35dda4f4ea6214499&amp;q=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/photo/article-370-verdict-mixed-reactions-emerge-across-jammu-and-kashmir-98560&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiO5LTfl8iDAxU3TmwGHTosB9EQFnoECAEQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pFmYUzZPGf_7fHPPTMaWV" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Jammu and Kashmir's</a> Poonch district, they said.
It broke out in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) late Friday night and spread to the Balakote sector in the Mendhar sub-division, the officials said.
They said an alert has been sounded along the LoC in view of the raging fire to ensure there is no attempt of infiltration by terrorists under the cover of the blaze. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/jammu-and-kashmir-4-soldiers-die-2-injured-after-terrorists-attack-army-vehicles-in-rajouri-23326152" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Army troops</a> guarding the LoC are making efforts to put out the fire, the officials said.&nbsp;
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The fire broke out in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) late Friday night and spread to the Balakote sector in the Mendhar sub-division, the officials said. 

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