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Forest fire threatens Kunming
2006-04-06 02:18:16 


(REUTERS/China Daily)

Policemen try to put out a forest fire in Anning, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 5, 2006.

At 4 p.m. March 29, a fire started two kilometers away from Wenquan town, and as of April 3, the burned area reached 466 hectares, threatening the Xishan Scenic Area of Kunming City, the provincial capital.
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