20170502 Forest fire breaks out in Inner Mongolia
China May 02 2017 “Forest”
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Forest fire breaks out in Inner Mongolia
Updated: 2017-05-02 18:55
HOHHOT, May 2 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of firefighters are battlinga fire in China’s largest forest in the Greater HingganMountains.
The fire broke out at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Beidahe forestin north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said regionalfire authorities.
More than 700 police have been mobilized to extinguish theblaze. Strong winds and mountainous terrain are making their workdifficult.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
A fire broke out Sunday in another forest in the area. It hasbeen put out and cleanup is underway. Enditem
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