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Almost 1,000 people fighting forest fire in NE China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-28 00:16

HARBIN -- Almost 1,000 people in northeast China's Heilongjiang province are fighting a forest fire, according to the local government.

The fire was reported at 1 p.m. in Yinanhe Forest Farm in northern Heilongjiang. More than 910 people, including 680 fire-fighters and 230 forest police, were battling the fire as of 7:30 p.m., according to provincial government.

Another 1,150 people are rushing to the scene to help.

The burnt area and cause of the fire are not immediately available.