4,300 battling forest fire in China's Inner Mongolia

Aerial photo taken on June 21, 2019 shows the site of a forest fire in Xiushan Forest of the Greater Hinggan Mountains, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A total of 4,340 firefighters are struggling to contain a forest fire in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said Saturday. The forest fire in Xiushan, under the jurisdiction of the Jinhe Forestry Bureau in the Greater Hinggan Mountains, raged for three days, according to firefighting headquarters. After overnight efforts, the fire is basically under control on the eastern and northern fronts. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)