Sichuan Forest Fire Caused by Lightning, Officials Confirm

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By Ren Qiuyu / Apr 06, 2019 02:30 PM / Environment

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Officials have confirmed that the forest fire in Sichuan province that killed 30 firefighters last weekend was caused by lightning, Xinhua News reported.

The local Liangshan Forest Public Security Bureau received an alert at 6 p.m. on March 30 from a witness who said that a forest fire had started after a lightning strike, a provincial official told Xinhua.

An official investigation has found evidence that the upper part of one tree had been struck by lightning. The tree then split in two while the lightning was transmitted into the ground through the trunk, setting fire to surrounding shrubs and moss, the director of the Liangshan Forest Public Security Bureau said.

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