China News Network Chengdu, April 3 (Wang Peng, Liu Zhongjun, Chen Xuanbin) The Press Office of the People's Government of Xichang City, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province held a news briefing on the afternoon of the 3rd. The reporter was informed that the forest fire has been extinguished. As of 17:00 on the same day A resurgence occurred. A memorial service for 19 victims will be held in the funeral parlor in Xichang on the 4th.

Ma Tinggui, deputy secretary and mayor of Xichang Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, introduced that as of 12:01 on the 2nd, the forest fire in Jingjiu Township, Xichang City has been extinguished, and it has now fully moved to the smoke clearing point and the remaining fire. Over the past few days, the fire fighting fronts have invested a total of more than 15,000 rescue efforts, more than 30 aircraft sorting, and more than 720 smoke points have been cleared. As of 17:00 on the 3rd, there was no resurgence. However, at present, it still needs to be tested by continuous high temperature, low humidity and strong wind. Rescue forces will continue to insist on the removal of aircraft targets, resolutely ensure that the team is not dispersed, the personnel are not withdrawn, and strict defense is strictly prevented.

Song Zhibin, deputy director of the Liangshan Prefecture Health Committee, introduced that the three wounded injured in a professional fire fighting team in Ningnan County were escorted to the Xichang Satellite Launch Base Hospital by an emergency ambulance from the Xichang City People's Hospital at 8 o'clock on March 31. After diagnosis, there were 1 severe burn, 1 severe burn, and 1 mild burn.

Ma Tinggui, deputy secretary of the CPC Xichang Municipal Committee and mayor, attended the news briefing. Photo by Liu Zhongjun

On April 3, the severely wounded were transferred to the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and the severely wounded were transferred to the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital. The vital signs of the two people were stable. The patients with mild burns continued to be treated at the First People's Hospital of Liangshan Prefecture.

Liu Fude, a member of the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department and the leader of the Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps, introduced that from the evening of March 31 to the present, the Sichuan Fire and Rescue Corps has organized 11 combat units to carry out fire fighting and on-site care tasks. In the continuous battle of two days and three nights, he repeatedly battled with the mountain fire, especially under the adverse conditions of night and strong winds above level 6, he insisted on the position and took the initiative to attack, and extended the water gun position to the forest area to widen the combat radius. More than 30 places such as gas stations, cultural and cultural institutions, schools, residential houses, manufacturing enterprises, hotels and restaurants have been protected.

Jin Decheng, a member of the Party Group of the Sichuan Provincial Emergency Management Department and a political commissar of the Provincial Forest Fire Brigade, said that in this forest fire fighting, the forest fire and fire rescue teams cooperated with each other, and local professional fire fighting teams and militiamen followed up to clean up the remaining fire and guard the fire. A total of 18.5 kilometers of fire-extinguishing lines have been cleared, more than 1,300 large and small smoke points have been cleared from the poles, and more than 850 meters of isolation belts have been opened. (Finish)