Forest fire extinguished in Yunnan's resort city Shangri-La - China News
2021-01-01 16:06:01 GMT2021-01-02 00:06:01(Beijing Time) Xinhua English KUNMING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- A forest fire in the resort city of Shangri-La, southwest China's Yunnan Province, has been extinguished by Friday morning, local authorities said. The fire broke out at 2:30 p.m. on Monday in Liren Village and burned a total area of about 106 hectares. Around 1,816 people and five helicopters were dispatched to bring the fire under control as of 9 a.m. on Friday. The cause of the fire is under investigation, said the provincial forest and grassland fire control headquarters. Enditem SIN...
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