Likely cause of fire discovered

Beijing police say 6 residents set weeds ablaze while fixing water pipe in forest

The Beijing police announced on Sunday that six local residents are believed to be responsible for a mountain fire in Beijing's suburban Miyun district, which was extinguished on Sunday morning.

According to local media, the six people were repairing a water pipe in a forest area of Gaogezhuang village, Dongshaoqu county, Miyun, on Saturday and accidentally set the weeds under the pipe on fire.