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Fire ravages forest
Updated: 2006-09-01 07:11 
Smokes billowed upwards as a forest fire was spreading rapidly
through the parched timberlands of Chongqing Municipality on August 31. More
than 4,000 people have been mobilized to fight the fire which began at 1 pm on
Wednesday in Yakou Village, 40 kilometres northeast of downtown Chongqing. It
soon spread to neighbouring areas, ravaging 66 hectares of forest. The cause of
the fire was still unclear, but the prolonged drought has contributed to its
spread, said firefighter. [Xinhua]
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