China News Network, Chengdu, March 31 (Wang Peng, Liu Zhongjun, Tang Yan) A reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Xichang Municipal Party Committee on the 31st that 19 people died in a fire in Xichang, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Among them, there are 18 squadron members and 1 local guide.
In the afternoon of the 30th, a forest fire broke out in Xichang City, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, which spread rapidly and endangered Xichang City.
At 1.30 am on the 31st, the joint command received a report from the fire extinguishers. Twenty-one professional fire teams organized by Ningnan County were led by a local guide and went to the designated location on the back of the Laoshan Fire Station. . After receiving the report, the headquarters immediately organized a search and rescue operation. At 7 o'clock, three members of the squadron were found and taken to the hospital for treatment. At present, the vital signs are stable. The search and rescue team subsequently discovered that 19 comrades were killed unfortunately, 18 of them were members of the squadron and 1 was a local guide.
The reporter saw at the hillside of Laoshan that was on fire at 8 o'clock on the 31st. After the fire rescue force worked hard to extinguish the fire overnight, there were no open flames at the forest fire scene. There were still many smoke points. The fire rescue force was transporting water by helicopter. . (Finish)