Almost 1,000 people in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province are fighting a forest fire, according to the local government.

The fire was reported at 1 p.m. in Yinanhe Forest Farm in northern Heilongjiang. More than 910 people, including 680 fire-fighters and 230 forest police, were battling the fire as of 7:30 p.m., according to provincial government.

Another 1,150 people are rushing to the scene to help.

The burnt area and cause of the fire are not immediately available.

(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2009)