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Lincun Mountain Fire|The fire burns overnight

2020-10-25T05:23:45.809Z


Yesterday (24th) at 4 o'clock, a hill fire broke out in Lincun Country Park. The hill fire was burned for more than 18 hours and was not extinguished. The line of fire was about 200 meters long. At about 10 o'clock this morning (25th), the tongue of the flame was only 25 meters left. The reporter came to inspect the scene again. The fire was generally under control. There was still a burning smell at the scene. Large tracts of verdant forests were burned into scorched earth. Flight Service helicopters kept going back and forth. Fight from the sky.


Burst

Author: Chen Leilei Cai Zhengbang

2020-10-25 11:05

Last update date: 2020-10-25 12:40

Yesterday (24th) at 4 o'clock, a hill fire broke out in Lincun Country Park. The hill fire was burned for more than 18 hours and was not extinguished. The line of fire was about 200 meters long.

At about 10 o'clock this morning (25th), the tongue of the flame was only 25 meters left. The reporter came to inspect the scene again. The fire was generally under control. There was still a burning smell at the scene. Large tracts of verdant forests were burned into scorched earth. Flight Service helicopters kept going back and forth. Fight from the sky.

Large tracts of verdant mountain forest burned to scorched earth.

(Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

The incident occurred at 3:47 yesterday (24th). The police and firefighters received multiple reports, alleging that there was a hill fire in Lam Tsuen Country Park. At one time, three lines of fire emerged, the hill top was blazing, and a lot of smoke was emitted.

Three lines of fire in Lam Tsuen Country Park have been burned for 15 hours and have not been put out

Wildfire

Source: hk1

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