Southwest China battles forest fires

CHENGDU, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of firefighters are battling forest fires that have been sweeping mountain forests in three different counties in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A forest fi

Forest fire in SW China starts again

CHENGDU, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A forest fire that killed 27 firefighters and three locals in southwest China's Sichuan Province a week ago started to burn again Saturday afternoon, local authorities sa

Public outpouring of compassion for fire...

FUZHOU, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters in multiple Chinese cities received anonymous gifts and tear-jerking notes as the country honored the fallen firefighters in southwest China's Sichuan Provinc

Firefighters trying to control chemical ...

HOUSTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters are still trying on Tuesday to control a fire, which has been burning since Sunday at a petrochemical facility in the U.S. state of Texas.The fire, which br