Shimla: In spite of moderate rains in some parts of Himachal Pradesh, forest fires continued to rage in the lower hills and 60 more such cases occurred since yesterday.

The total number of ground fires in the state has risen to 614 and about 6,600 hectare area was affected by these fires, Forest Department officials said. However, the rains doused the fires raging in forests in surrounding areas of Kasauli and Shimla and normalcy had been restored.