190 Evacuated After Huge Forest Fire in S China
190 Evacuated After Huge Forest Fire in S China
05 April 2015
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China — A hundred and ninety people have been evacuated after a forest fire broke out on Saturday in the Wugong Mountain and Shirenchong Area in the city of Wuzhou in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, covering an area of about 49 acres.
No casualties were reported.
Local fire authorities have launched an emergency plan and warned the local citizens to keep away from the forest fire zone.
Fire fighters are still attempting to bring the fire under control.
