Sichuan blaze leaves 30 dead
By Zhang Yi | China Daily | Updated: 2019-04-02 07:36
Wind shift, rough terrain hamper efforts of 689 firefighters in high-altitude forest
Thirty people were confirmed killed while fighting a forest fire that broke out on Saturday in the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement on Monday.
By 6:30 pm on Monday, the bodies of the victims were all recovered, including 27 firefighters and three locals, said the ministry, whose official website switched to black and white to mourn the tragedy.
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