Firefighters were dispatched to a forest in Bayi District of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Thursday to put out an area fire that started on Tuesday. /VCG

The forest fire affected an area of seven square kilometers as of 5 p.m. Thursday. People living around the area have been safely evacuated and no casualties have been reported. /VCG

Over 2,600 personnel are working to extinguish the fire, according to China News Service. /VCG

Nyingchi, a tourist city in Tibet known for its peach blossoms in the spring, is covered 50 percent by forest. /VCG