China News Service, Chengdu, March 17 (Reporter Wang Peng, Liu Zhongjun, Lu Yang) The reporter learned from the Sichuan Forest Fire Corps on the 17th that the forest fire in Xiala Town, Yajiang County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province broke out at 14:30 on the 16th. Instantaneous strong winds above level 8 spread to form three fire fields from south to north.
The fire scene frontline command headquarters divided the rescue force into three groups based on the fire scene survey at about 1:00 on the 17th, and sealed and controlled the three fire scenes respectively.
The work of fighting the forest fire in Ganzi Yajiang is in full swing.
Photo courtesy of Sichuan Forest Fire Corps
At about 17:00 on the 15th, a forest fire broke out in Baizi Village, Xiala Town, Yajiang County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
As of about 15:00 on the 16th, due to the sudden increase in wind power at the fire site, the fire quickly expanded and spread.
The Ministry of National Emergency Management immediately made arrangements, requiring rapid response, decisive decision-making, and scientific, efficient and safe organization of firefighting.
At 4 o'clock on the 17th, the Sichuan Provincial Forest Fire Corps and local professional fire-fighting teams approached the fire from the southwest and northeast to open a breakthrough, put out the open flames, and worked hard to complete the encirclement on the northwest line of the fire and control the spread of the fire to the northeast.
The three fire fields currently formed have an average altitude of 2,600 meters, and the vegetation is dominated by green hills and pine trees.
Among them, the No. 1 fire site is located in the southwest of Yajiang County. There is a continuous fire line on the north and west lines of the fire site, developing toward the northwest; the No. 2 fire site is located at the northernmost side, has spread to Tongda Village in the east, and continues to develop in the northeast direction. , which is the key direction of fire development; Fire Site No. 3 is located on the northwest side of Yajiang County, with continuous fire lines spreading.
More than 1,200 people have been deployed to the three fire scenes in Yajiang County to put out the fire. 505 people from the Aba, Panzhihua and Liangshan detachments of the Sichuan Forest Fire Corps have been deployed. 326 people from the Sichuan Fire Rescue Corps have also rushed to Yajiang to reinforce the fire fighting. They are all expected to arrive at the fire scene today. .
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