Forest fire resurges in Inner Mongolia

A fire resurged at the Xirite Forest Farm in the middle range of Dahinggan Mountains in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and was yet to be controlled by Tuesday morning, May 30, 2006. A fire resurged in the Xirite Forest Farm and was still out of control by Tuesday morning. Some 400 more soldiers have been sent to the scene of the fire.(Xinhua Photo)

XIRITE, Inner Mongolia, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A fire resurged at the Xirite Forest Farm in the middle range of Dahinggan Mountains in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and was yet to be controlled by Tuesday morning, local fire fighters said.

The blaze re-entered the area from the nearby Sangenhe Forest Farm between Mianduhe and Urqihan towns on Monday afternoon, wherea fire was reported last week.

Policemen rush to a fire area in the Xirite Forest Farm in the middle range of the Dahinggan Mountains in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region May 30, 2006. Xinhua Photo)

The previous fire, which entered Xirite in the evening of last Friday, was reportedly brought under control by early Monday morning.

Fire fighters, however, said on Monday that difficult access, dry and windy weather, and poor telecom connections would make it hard to prevent the fire from resurging in Xirite.

Withered branches and leaves also contributed to the fire, fire fighters added. Enditem