Charter activations

Fire in China

A serious forest fire broke out in a mountainous area of northern China after a spell of prolonged high temperatures and dry conditions. Fires in the Daxing'anling prefecture, Inner Mongolia spread to over 5,000 hectares.

High winds and a dry spring contributed to perfect conditions for the fires which spread more than 7km, prompting over 1300 firefighters to be deployed in tackling the fires.

A change in wind forced the fire towards the southwest making firefighting efforts more difficult. Another fire in a national nature reserve spread to neighbouring Heilongjiang Province due to high winds.

In total over 4000 people have been deployed including forest police to assist in the operation.

Type of Event:	Fires
Location of Event:	China
Date of Charter Activation:	2018-06-04
Time of Charter Activation:	11:28
Time zone of Charter Activation:	UTC+08:00
Charter Requestor:	National Disaster Reduction Center of China
Activation ID:	575
Project Management:	CNSA/NDRCC