China News Service, Luliang, June 21 (Reporter Li Tingyao) The reporter learned from the scene of the mountain fire rescue in Black Tea Mountain in Shanxi on the 21st that a total of more than 2,000 people participated in the fire fighting, and the meteorological department has started artificial rainfall.
There was rain on the spot in the afternoon.
On June 18, a fire broke out in the forest area on the edge of Jingouqu Village, Jiaoloushen Township, Xing County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province, by the State Forestry Administration of Black Tea Mountain.
Rescuers set up water pumps and mobile reservoirs on the isolation belt, and filled the mobile reservoirs with water through water trucks.
Photo by Li Tingyao
On the morning of June 21, the reporter drove from Xingxian County to the core area of the wildfire.
The closer to the destination, the more rugged the mountain road.
A few kilometers away from Jingouqu Village, you can already see bursts of white smoke billowing from the mountains in the distance.
The picture shows the road wetted by the rain after the on-site rain.
Photo by Li Tingyao
When the reporter arrived at Jingouqu Village, he saw black smoke coming from the tree canopy under the thick white smoke.
Dozens of rescue vehicles such as fire trucks and water trucks were parked beside the roads inside and outside the village.
Rescue forces such as the armed police, firefighters, and corporate workers are participating in the firefighting.
The picture shows the scene of the wildfire rescue.
Photo by Wei Liang
The reporter saw near a fire area about 200 meters southwest of Jingouqu Village that large-scale excavation equipment was opening a rescue channel in the mountains and excavating an isolation zone.
Rescuers set up water pumps and mobile reservoirs on the isolation belt, and filled the mobile reservoirs with water through water trucks.
"The mountains and forests here are dense and the rot layer is thick." A rescue worker at the scene told reporters that in order to prevent re-ignition as much as possible, they mainly used water to extinguish fires, supplemented by wind fire extinguishers and other methods.
The picture shows rescue forces fighting the fire.
Photo by Wang Huilin
In addition, rescue forces such as corporate workers carried shovels on their shoulders and carried buckets to fight the fire.
At around 14:00 on June 21, sporadic rainfall occurred at the scene, but it soon stopped.
Around 15:00, there was another heavier rainfall than the last time.
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