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Forest fire in Sichuan Province starts again
    2019-04-08  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

A FOREST fire that killed 27 firefighters and three locals in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province a week ago started to burn again Saturday afternoon, local authorities said yesterday.

The 30 victims have been approved for recognition as martyrs by the Ministry of Emergency Management and the Sichuan Provincial Government.

Around 5 p.m. Saturday, the fire was found to have started in the northeastern part of the forest, according to the sources with Muli County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

So far, 350 firefighters are battling the fire and an other 440 locals from neighboring towns have rushed to the site.

The area burnt by the fire is estimated to be 5 to 10 hectares, and is spreading due to windy weather.

The forest fire first broke out at around 6 p.m. March 30 at a remote spot in the mountains in Muli County at an altitude of over 3,700 meters. Local authorities dispatched more than 600 people to put out the blaze. After engulfing about 15 hectares of forest, the blaze was initially extinguished Tuesday.

A lightning strike has been confirmed as the cause of the fire, local authorities said earlier.

The resurgence of the fire was caused by strong wind in the area, sources said.

Also, a memorial service was held in Xichang on Thursday morning for the 30 people who died while fighting the forest fire.

Party and State leaders, including President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Han Zheng, sent wreaths to pay their respect.

State Councilor Wang Yong attended the service on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and State Council and extended condolences to the families of the deceased. 

(Xinhua)

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