A forest fire in southwest Chin has killed 30 firefighters who became trapped after a sudden change in wind direction created a “huge fireball”, state media reported on Monday.
The became trapped after the wind abruptly changed direction, before they lost contact with other rescuers and were engulfed in flames. The blaze had still not been brought under control on Monday evening, and efforts to tackle the fire continued. The blaze broke out at a remote spot in the rugged mountains at an altitude of about 3,800 meters, where transport and communication are difficult.PLA Daily’s WeChat account earlier reported that rescuers had made contact with two survivors, before the authorities later confirmed that all those missing had been killed.In Shanxi, 1,500 firefighters battled a blaze that started on Friday afternoon and destroyed nearly 3,000 hectares of forest by Sunday.
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