Forest fires rage in Sichuan
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A fire breaks out in a forest near Xichang City in the remote Liangshan prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday afternoon. [Photo/Chinanews.com] |
Two fires are raging through forests in mountainous Sichuan Province in southwest China, local authorities said on Tuesday.
A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in a forest near Xichang City in the remote Liangshan prefecture, which is mainly populated by ethnic Yi people, the city's emergency office said.
Firefighters, forest police officers and armed police and a helicopter have been dispatched to battle the blaze, according to the emergency office.
The cause of the fire was being investigated.
Meanwhile, another forest fire, which broke out around 1 p.m. on Monday in Dechang County in the prefecture, has not yet been extinguished. Over 150 people and a helicopter are trying to contain the fire.
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