A forest fire broke out in Baizi Village, Xiala Town, Yajiang County. At about 15:00 on the 16th, due to the sudden increase in wind power at the fire scene, the fire spread rapidly, forming three fire scenes from south to north.

As of 18:000 on the 17th, a total of 2,326 people had been put into fighting. The fire has spread to the high mountains next to the national highway, shrouded in thick smoke, bright lines of fire spreading with the wind.