Motorcycle club helps snuff Chongqing wildfires
Several big wildfires have been brought under control in Chongqing with the help of local motorcyclists. The city government has called for volunteers to join in the tough firefighting, and a large number of motorcyclists have played an important role and won widespread praise.
"It is my honor and duty to guard my hometown," said 27-year-old Li Xin, owner of Yueqi Motorcycle Club.
According to the municipal emergency management bureau on Wednesday, wildfires in Chongqing's Dazu and Tongliang districts have been brought under control, and other fires — in Fuling, Kaizhou and Wanzhou districts — have been extinguished.
The local government mobilized 1,152 emergency rescue workers and four helicopters to put out the fires in the city's Beibei district and evacuated 46 people to safety shelters.
Another 4,000 rescue workers have been sent to help fight the wildfire in the city's Ba'nan district. The blazes on the east and west sides have been brought under control, and the local high-voltage line has returned to service.
The firefighting teams in Fuling, Kaizhou and Wanzhou are standing guard to prevent flareups.
