A forest fire broke out in Baizi Village, Dala Town, Yajiang County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province. As of 2 a.m.
on the 17th, 1,259 people had been deployed to fight the fire. There are 775 reinforcements on the way, and 8 helicopters are performing aerial rescue missions. All 3,396 people in 837 households in 11 villages and 1 community affected by the fire have been safely evacuated, and there are no casualties yet.