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19:49, 05-Apr-2019
Lightning strike to blame for SW China's devastating forest fire
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22:49, 05-Apr-2019
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Lightning striking a tree in a mountain ridge was confirmed to be the cause of a devastating forest fire that killed 31 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 30, local authorities said on Friday.
The devastating forest fire broke out at around 6 p.m. in Xichang City, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 30 at an altitude of around 3,800 meters, where the terrain is complex with deep valleys.
Forest fire is burning in Muli County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 30, 2019. / VCG Photo
Forest fire is burning in Muli County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 30, 2019. / VCG Photo
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Nearly 1,000 firefighters and several helicopters extinguished the fire on Tuesday. It was one of the deadliest of its kind in China in recent years.