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SW China forest fire extinguished

(Xinhua)    13:00, March 19, 2014
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XICHANG, Sichuan-- Firefighters in southwest China's Sichuan Province have put out a fire that has been raging overnight in a local forest, authorities said on Wednesday.

The fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in a forest near Xichang City in the remote Liangshan Prefecture, which is mainly populated by ethnic Yi people.

Under a joint effort by local firefighters, forest police officers and armed police, the blaze was extinguished around 7:58 a.m., according to the publicity department of Xichang City.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

(Editor:GaoYinan、Yao Chun)

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