Forest fire brought under control in China

时间：2007-09-24 06:50:37

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HOHHOT, Sept. 23 -- The forest fire raging in northeast China's Greater Hinggan Mountains, the country's largest forest zone, since Thursday morning has been "brought under control," fire fighters said on Sunday.

 

More than 4,000 people, including armed police and forest workers, launched a "general attack" at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday on the blaze in an area of virgin1 forest in the Oroqen Autonomous2 Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, bordering Heilongjiang Province, said a spokesman with the fire-fighting headquarters.

 

"The fire had been basically brought under control 12 hours later by 6 a.m. on Sunday," the spokesman said.

 

Another 1,000 people had arrived at the scene Sunday morning to reinforce the fire fighting team, he said.

 

"Currently, the scene of fire is blanketed in heavy smoke accompanied by small, sporadic3 blazes, and more than 5,000 people are clearing the area to extinguish all fires completely," he said.

 

Eighteen helicopters had also been used to put out the fire during the past several days.

 

Initial investigations4 show that the fire was triggered by lightening strikes and it had spread to 16 square km in the country's largest forest zone.

 
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1 virgin phPwj     
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
参考例句：
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
2 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
3 sporadic PT0zT     
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的
参考例句：
  • The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
  • You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。
4 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
参考例句：
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

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