PESHAWAR: In the wake of a massive forest fire in the Koh-e-Suleman mountain range, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government declared an emergency on Sunday.

Minister for Local Government Faisal Amin Khan told media outlets that at least three people have died and four others were injured after being trapped in the huge inferno that started around two weeks ago at the confluence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and erstwhile Fata.

Armed forces personnel, rescue organizations, and local residents were working to douse the flames on the Balochistan side while teams and machinery on the K-P side were simultaneously also working to create access to the terrain, Khan said. He however cited issues like lack of water supply at the site and steep cliffs that make firefighting extremely difficult.