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IM forests face new fire threat

2017-07-07 (chinadaily.com.cn)

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A firefighter battles the blaze in the northern Greater Hinggan Mountains on July 2. Fires burning in Mongolia recently started to spread across forests in Inner Mongolia's northern Greater Hinggan Mountains. A total of six areas of forest caught fire on July 2, requiring hundreds of firefighters to attend the scene. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Fires spread across the northern Greater Hinggan Mountains. Fires burning in Mongolia recently started to spread across forests in Inner Mongolia's northern Greater Higgan Mountains. A total of six areas of forest caught fire on July 2, requiring hundreds of firefighters to attend the scene. [Photo/people.cn]

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Firefighters extinguish the blaze in the northern Greater Higgan Mountains. Fires burning in Mongolia recently started to spread across forests in Inner Mongolia's northern Greater Higgan Mountains. A total of six areas of forest caught fire on July 2, requiring hundreds of firefighters to attend the scene. [Photo/people.cn]