Forest police carrying equipment to fight against forest fire in Chenbaerhu Banner, Hulunbuir City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 20, 2017. The forest fire that broke out Wednesday in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been brought under control, authorities said Saturday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A forest fire that broke out Wednesday in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been brought under control thanks to a team of 8,000 fire fighters, authorities said Saturday.
As of 4:30 a.m. Saturday, the fire had been contained and a clean-up was underway, said the local fire authority.
The fire broke out Wednesday in a forest in Chenbaerhu Banner, Hulunbuir City, and had spread across some 8,400 hectares as of Saturday morning.
More than 8,000 people and seven aircraft were mobilized to extinguish the fire.
This spring, temperatures in Inner Mongolia are higher than average,increasing the risk of fires.
