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Deadly forest fire put out in Yunnan
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March 5, 2011, Saturday
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THE deadly forest fire, which killed nine fire-fighters in southwest China's Yunnan Province, had been extinguished completely by this morning, said a local fire control official.
The naked flames on the Jianchuan Mountain in Yunnan's Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture had been put out on yesterday evening, and 1,140 fire-fighters continued to extinguish the scattered sparks to prevent winds from reigniting the fire, said Wan Yong, deputy commander of Yunnan Provincial Forest Fire Prevention Authority.
Some fire-fighters were still keeping a close eye on the site in case of more fires, Wan said.
Local authorities said winds reignited a fire that was smoldering Thursday on the mountain, trapping some fire-fighters, nine of which were killed later and seven others were injured.
The naked flames on the Jianchuan Mountain in Yunnan's Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture had been put out on yesterday evening, and 1,140 fire-fighters continued to extinguish the scattered sparks to prevent winds from reigniting the fire, said Wan Yong, deputy commander of Yunnan Provincial Forest Fire Prevention Authority.
Some fire-fighters were still keeping a close eye on the site in case of more fires, Wan said.
Local authorities said winds reignited a fire that was smoldering Thursday on the mountain, trapping some fire-fighters, nine of which were killed later and seven others were injured.
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