HARBIN, April 29 (Xinhua) -- More than 3,000 people are battling a forest
fire that has killed one person and injured four others in northeast China's
Heilongjiang Province, a spokesman for the provincial government said Wednesday.
The spokesman did not say whether they were professional firefighters or
local people fighting the blaze.
The emergency office of the provincial government said earlier that 3,347
people, including 1,245 forest policemen, were working to control the fire which
was reported on Monday.
The fire engulfed several forest farms in Yichun and Heihe cities.
More than 6,000 hectares of land have been razed in Yichun, said Xu
Zhaojun, the city's Communist Party chief.
The burnt area in Heihe is still being assessed.
At least 30 homes in Shangganling Forest Farm in Yichun have been destroyed
and more than 1,800 residents have been evacuated.
Wang Aiwen, vice mayor of Yichun, said that high temperatures and strong
winds in the next two days in the region are expected to make the fire fighting
more difficult.
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