A forest fire which broke out on Sunday in north China's Inner Mongolia has been contained while
another is still raging, according to local fire fighting
sources.
A 750-strong team of fire fighters brought the fire in the Kuxi
forestry reserve, north of the Greater Hinggan Mountain, under
control by midday on Tuesday, said the Inner Mongolia Fire Fighting
Office.
However, a new forest fire was detected at 5:30 PM on Monday
covering an area of 464 hectares in the region of Ergune, west of
the blaze that has been tamed, according to the office.
Thick cloud has made it difficult to determine the exact
situation, the office said.
Earlier this month, three forest fires broke out in the
region.
(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2007)
