Manipur, Jan. 17 -- Massive fire broke out at the picturesque Shirui peak, a popular tourist hotspot, on Friday at around 1 pm, and the fire has slowly engulfed the whole peak. It was still burning even at the time of filing this report.

The fire is likely to spread to other places. Owing to its height and difficult terrain, the forest officials and the locals could not do anything to contain the wild inferno. The locals are clueless on how the fire started.

It is said that some of the local youth were cleaning the waste on the top of the peak. They reportedly saw someone setting the fire from the base. The youth made a chase of the man but he escaped into the forest.

The peak is at present engulfed with thick layers of smoke, which co...