A fire resurged at the Xirite Forest Farm in the middle range of Dahinggan Mountains in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and was yet to be controlled by Tuesday morning, local fire fighters said.

The blaze re-entered the area from the nearby Sangenhe Forest Farm between Mianduhe and Urqihan towns on Monday afternoon, wherea fire was reported last week.

The previous fire, which entered Xirite in the evening of last Friday, was reportedly brought under control by early Monday morning.

Fire fighters, however, said on Monday that difficult access, dry and windy weather, and poor telecom connections would make it hard to prevent the fire from resurging in Xirite.

Withered branches and leaves also contributed to the fire, fire fighters added.

Cause of Heilongjiang Forest Fire Ascertained
 
Lightning strikes have been ascertained as the cause of the fire at Kandu River in Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local fire fighters said on Monday.

The wood that has been stricken and ignited by lightning has been found, the fire fighters added.

The forest at No. 798 highland along Kandu River caught fire on May 22, and the fire resurged on May 24 and has not yet been extinguished.

The fire fighters said high temperature and drought lingered at the Dahinggan Mountains area last summer, which made flammable stuffs there dry and helped the area expose to higher fire risks.

Since mid May this year, the area experienced windy weather, with strong gale sweeping some areas.

Dahinggan Mountains area is home to important state-owned forests and is a major lumber production base in China.

(Xinhua News Agency May 30, 2006)