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13 forest fires reported in Inner Mongolia
HOHHOT, July 13, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA)- Thirteen forest fires have broken out since Sunday in the Dahinggan Mountains in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday.
According to the local forest fire control headquarters, nearly 1,200 people have been mobilized to put out the forest fires.
As of 9:15 a.m. Monday, 11 forest fires have been extinguished and two brought under control, it said.
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