Rescuers battle forest fire in NW China
The fire, which was spotted on Wednesday night, has engulfed an area of 220 hectares in Tebo County and rescuers are struggling to put it out.
A firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire in the forest zone of Dala in Tebo County, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 8, 2016.
Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire in the forest zone of Dala in Tebo County, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 8, 2016.
Firefighters lay out fire hose when extinguishing a forest fire in the forest zone of Dala in Tebo County, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 8, 2016.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire in the forest zone of Dala in Tebo County, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 8, 2016.
A helicopter spray water to douse a forest fire in the forest zone of Dala in Tebo County, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 8, 2016.
Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire in the forest zone of Dala in Tebo County, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 8, 2016.