Fire ravages forest
Updated: 2006-09-01 07:11
A soldier tries to put out a forest fire that was spreading rapidly through
the parched timberlands of Chongqing Municipality on August 31. More than 4,000
people have been mobilized to fight the fire which began at 1 pm on Wednesday in
Yakou Village, 40 kilometres northeast of downtown Chongqing. It soon spread to
neighbouring areas, ravaging 66 hectares of forest. The cause of the fire was
still unclear, but the prolonged drought has contributed to its spread, said
firefighter. [China Daily]
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