<p>Vegetation over hundreds of acres of forest was destroyed as major fire broke out on Chamundi Hill here on Friday.</p>.<p>The fire broke out around 4 pm near Gavimutt, while a team of over hundred firemen and four fire tenders battled till late evening to douse the fire. Cause for the mishap is yet to be ascertained.</p>.<p>According to the Fire Department officials, the fire could not be controlled immediately due to heavy winds.</p>.<p>Panic gripped the area as residents feared that leopards might enter human habitats as a few leopards stay in and around Chamundi Hill forests.</p>
<p>Vegetation over hundreds of acres of forest was destroyed as major fire broke out on Chamundi Hill here on Friday.</p>.<p>The fire broke out around 4 pm near Gavimutt, while a team of over hundred firemen and four fire tenders battled till late evening to douse the fire. Cause for the mishap is yet to be ascertained.</p>.<p>According to the Fire Department officials, the fire could not be controlled immediately due to heavy winds.</p>.<p>Panic gripped the area as residents feared that leopards might enter human habitats as a few leopards stay in and around Chamundi Hill forests.</p>