Over 1,600 battling forest fire in China's Yunnan

Source: Xinhua| 2020-05-10 20:21:33|Editor: huaxia

KUNMING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,600 firefighters and other personnel were battling a fire that started Saturday in southwest China's Yunnan Province as of 6:00 p.m. Sunday, according to local authorities.

The fire broke out at around 3:33 p.m. Saturday in the city of Anning.

As of 5:40 a.m. Sunday, part of the fire had been put out.

There was a resurgence of the blaze in the northeast of the site as of 6:00 p.m. and firefighters were still battling the fire. Enditem

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