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Deadly forest fire put out in Yunnan

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.

 

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