Three firefighters killed in forest blaze

BEIJING, Mar 17 – Three firefighters lost their lives trying to put out a forest blaze that broke out at 6:10 pm on Saturday in Douge village, Quannei town, Lincang city of Yunnan province, according to a report by news outlet The Paper on Sunday.

After all-out efforts of around 110 rescuers, the fire was completely extinguished at 11:05 pm on the same day. The fire has affected an area of about 5.33 hectares, the report said.

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