ULAN BATOR, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Around 160 people including firefighters and residents have been fighting to contain a steppe fire in Mongolia's eastern province of Sukhbaatar, the provincial emergency management department said Sunday.
The steppe fire broke out before noon on Sunday in Dariganga soum (administrative subdivision) of the province, and spread to the territory of neighboring Erdenetsagaan soum which borders Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Spring is normally a windy and dry season in Mongolia. Enditem