120613 China North China forest fire extinguished
China Jun 13 2012 “Forest”
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North China forest fire extinguished
Updated: 2012-06-13
TAIYUAN – Firefighters put out a fire Wednesday that had been blazing in a forest in Shanxi province for nearly two days, according to local authorities.
The fire started around 6 pm Monday in the forest in Jinzhong city in central Shanxi. By 9 am Wednesday, more than 3,000 people had been mobilized to extinguish it, a provincial government spokesman said.
It is still unclear what caused the fire and how much forest had been burned.
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Web Source: China Daily
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/shanxi/2012-06/13/content_15501229.htm
Date: 13 June, 2012
Country: China