China News Service, Fuzhou, April 8th (Lu Yizhi) At 12:05 on April 7, a forest fire broke out in Nancuo Village, Haikou Town, Fuqing City, Fuzhou.
After receiving a notification from the Fuqing Emergency Management Bureau, at 13:10, the Fujian Provincial Forest Fire Brigade dispatched 164 officers and soldiers to fight the fire.
The Fujian Provincial Forest Fire Brigade dispatched 164 officers and soldiers to fight the fire.
Photo courtesy of Fujian Provincial Forest Fire Brigade
Based on site and UAV aerial surveys, the fire site has an area of about 50 acres of fire, consisting of two east and west fire lines, each with a length of about 700 meters. It is dominated by medium-intensity uphill fires. The vegetation is dominated by mixed forests of thatch and eucalyptus. The altitude is about 520 meters, southeast wind 3-4.
The corps successively mobilized multiple rescue forces such as the Secret Service Brigade and the Quanzhou Brigade, and adopted the "one-point breakthrough, two-wing propulsion" tactics, using conventional fire extinguishing equipment and water pumps to extinguish the fire from the east and west sides of the fire scene.
At 23:20, all the open flames were extinguished, and the team immediately organized a cleanup of the fire site. The cause of the fire was preliminarily judged to be caused by the villagers' tomb sweeping.
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