THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A forest fire broke out on Tuesday in the highly protected region near the Jack One wireless station in Ponmudi, Thiruvananthapuram.

It is learnt that the fire had destroyed over 5 acres of grasslands.

Reports said that the fire force team finally managed to extinguish the fire after several hours of hard work.

It must be noted that it is the Jack One wireless station that exchanges the wireless messages among various police stations in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts.