As of 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, more than 2,000 firefighters were working to control a blaze in Jiefang Village of Jiantang Township which has lasted for two days and spread to 1,000 mu (about 66.67 hectares). [Photo/Xinhua]
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About 5,000 firefighters and soldiers are battling two forest fires that broke out on Monday and Tuesday afternoon respectively in Shangri-La County in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
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