[Explanation] On March 24, all the open fires in the Shanxi Yushe Forest Fire that lasted eight days and seven nights were put out, and it has entered the stage of cleaning and guarding the fire. On the same day, rescue forces began to evacuate one after another, and local people took a farewell.
In the early morning of the 24th, Shanxi carried out artificial rainfall enhancement operations near the fire site, creating favorable conditions for the final suppression of open flames. In the morning of the same day, the reporter saw at the Yushe fire site that the road surface and the mountain had been wet by rain, and the burned area could see the blackened vegetation.
In the morning of the same day, more than 1,000 officers and men of the Shanxi Armed Police Corps divided into 4 echelons, crossing cliffs, dark ice, and steep slopes, watering and burying smoke points and Mars.
[Contemporary] Wang Cheng, Captain of Shanxi Armed Police Corps Jinzhong Branch
Although the open flame has been extinguished, there may still be hidden fire in the overfire area. At present, the fire area is mainly cleaned up thoroughly and an isolation zone is dug along the outside of the overfire area to prevent the risk of re-ignition.
[Explanation] In this firefighting rescue, a brigade helicopter unit of the 83rd Army of the Central Theater Army dispatched a total of 140 sorties and took more than 400 tons of water, which played an important role. In the afternoon of the same day, rescue forces began to withdraw. In addition, helicopters, firefighters, and local cadres and people are stationed at the fire.
[Same Period] Gao Lei, Head of Fire Rescue Division, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province
In order to ensure foolproofness, we continue to send some forces to stay behind. There are 4 water tank fire trucks, as well as 3 logistical guarantees to guarantee the catering and rotation of left-behind personnel. We left 7 vehicles and 28 people to continue to safeguard the follow-up problems of the fire field.
[Explanation] It is initially found out that on March 17, Yang and other five people went to Jiaohongsi Village to build a tomb for their father-in-law. At 11 o'clock, Yang Moobin burned incense and worshiped in accordance with the rural customs, igniting surrounding grass when setting off firecrackers, causing a forest fire. At present, the suspect Yang Moubin has been criminally detained by the public security organs according to law.
Wang Huilin, Zhao Guotao, Cai Jun, Hu Chunfeng, Caucasus, Shanxi, Central China
Editor-in-chief: [Luo Pan]