120602 China Forest fire breaks out in NE China
China Jun 07 2012 “Forest”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Forest fire breaks out in NE China
Updated: 2012-06-02-16:09
HARBIN – A forest fire broke out Saturday morning on a nature reserve in the Greater Hinggan Mountains in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, local authorities said.
The fire remained out of control as of 12:00 pm, local forest fire prevention authorities said.
Nearly 6,300 people have been mobilized to extinguish the fire, the provincial forest fire prevention headquarters said.
Local authorities said a smoke column was first spotted on the Nanweng River Nature Reserve at 9:30 am Saturday. A satellite monitoring report confirmed the fire’s location later.
No casualties have been reported.
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Web Source: China Daily
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/02/content_15456645.htm
Date: 2 June, 2012
Country: China
The cause of the fire remains unclear.