LHASA, January 5 – Bush forest fires in a small Tibetan county have not been brought under complete control by Thursday after two days of rescue work.
Strong winds, dangerous mountain landscapes and no water sources within two kilometers made the rescue work especially difficult, according to a local rescue team.
The fires broke out at 12:50 p.m. Sunday in bushes of Tingri county in Xigaze, at the foot of Mount Qomolangma, or the Everest.
Fire flames could be spotted when fire fighters arrived at the site, and the fire flames were put out on Thursday after two days of fighting, according to local rescue team.
But the gales were strong enough to revive any sparkles in the forests, according to the rescue team.
The fires were dispersed at the steep mountain peaks and valleys embedded in snow-covered mountains, according to the rescue team.
The fire occurred at longitude 86.56 east and latitude 25.51 north, about 50 kilometers from Mount Qomolangma. The fires, involving 15 kilometers of forests in length, are about four kilometers away from the virgin forests in a natural reserve around Mount Qomolangma.
NOTE: Xinhua is the official new agency of the PRC.
