Part forest fire under control in N.China (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-05-07 09:24

Fire fighters extinguish forest fires in the Greater
Khingan Range, a major base of virgin forest reserve in north China's Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region on May 6, 2006. Fire in Jiwen was basically but some
part is still out of control. Longtime drought might have led to the forest
fires, according to local official. [Xinhua]
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