One of 3 weekend fires extinguished

One of the three forest fires that have been sweeping through mountains in Sichuan province was extinguished on Monday morning, after hundreds of firefighters and helicopters had battled it since Sunday.

Around 350 people had been dispatched to Yuexi county to fight the fire. No open flames could be found as of 8 am on Monday, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management's fire and rescue bureau. No injuries were reported.

The fire scorched 2.7 hectares before it was put out. Firefighters have begun clearing remaining hot spots, the bureau said.