Fire fighters have put out forest fires broke out last Wednesday
at three spots in north China's
Shanxi Province, the national forest-control headquarters under
the State Forestry Administration (SFA) announced here on
Sunday.
Fire fighters are cleaning and keeping a close watch on the fire
sites in the counties of Wutai, Dingxiang and an area bordering
Anze and Qinyuan Counties to prevent new fires, said Cao Qingyao,
spokesman of the Administration.
The areas ravaged by the fire and economic losses caused by the
fire are yet to be available, Cao said.
A short-out of high tension lines in a mine has led to the
firein Wutai County, while the cause of the another two fires are
still under investigation, said Cao,
In another development, more than 2,000 people are fighting
against forest fire broke out on Thursday in Anning City in
southwest China's
Yunnan Province, said Cao.
The fire has not been brought under control yet and Zhu Lieke, a
deputy head of the SFA, has arrived at the venue to direct
fire-fighting.
(Xinhua News Agency April 3, 2006)
